Japan vs United States: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24.54 million National currency against 985,722 National currency in United States, a difference of 23.56 million National currency.
That makes Japan's figure about 24.9 times United States's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 27 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.65 million National currency | 552,133 National currency | 19.10 million National currency | Japan |
| 2010s | 19.91 million National currency | 619,470 National currency | 19.29 million National currency | Japan |
| 2020s | 23.22 million National currency | 862,293 National currency | 22.36 million National currency | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 24.54 million National currency against 985,722 National currency in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed between Japan and United States?
- 23.56 million National currency, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross fixed?
- Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed capital formation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org