Japan vs Lithuania: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP
Japan
39.44
in 2031
Lithuania
43.29
in 2031
Japan rank
7th
Lithuania rank
6th
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 43.29 against 39.44 in Japan, a difference of 3.85.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lithuania ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Lithuania ranks 6th of 26 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.34 | 37.38 | 3.03 | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 34.38 | 36.32 | 1.94 | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 37.18 | 36.19 | 0.9821 | Japan |
| 2020s | 38.97 | 40.47 | 1.5 | Lithuania |
| 2030s | 39.26 | 43.27 | 4.01 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure, general government, percent of gdp, Japan or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 43.29 against 39.44 in Japan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in expenditure, general government, percent of gdp between Japan and Lithuania?
- 3.85, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2031.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Japan ranks 7th and Lithuania ranks 6th 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.