Japan vs Latvia: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP
Japan
39.44
in 2031
Latvia
45.34
in 2031
Japan rank
7th
Latvia rank
4th
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 45.34 against 39.44 in Japan, a difference of 5.9.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 4th of 26 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.66 | 39.26 | 2.61 | Latvia |
| 2000s | 34.38 | 36.46 | 2.08 | Latvia |
| 2010s | 37.18 | 39.35 | 2.18 | Latvia |
| 2020s | 38.97 | 44.32 | 5.35 | Latvia |
| 2030s | 39.26 | 45.3 | 6.04 | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure, general government, percent of gdp, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 45.34 against 39.44 in Japan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in expenditure, general government, percent of gdp between Japan and Latvia?
- 5.9, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2031.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Japan ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 4th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.