Japan vs Maldives: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP
Japan
39.44
in 2031
Maldives
37.89
in 2031
Japan rank
7th
Maldives rank
9th
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Japan currently reports 39.44 against 37.89 in Maldives, a difference of 1.55.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 9th of 26 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.23 | 31.03 | 1.21 | Japan |
| 2000s | 34.38 | 31.99 | 2.39 | Japan |
| 2010s | 37.18 | 31.66 | 5.52 | Japan |
| 2020s | 38.97 | 42.21 | 3.24 | Maldives |
| 2030s | 39.26 | 38.71 | 0.5482 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure, general government, percent of gdp, Japan or Maldives?
- Japan, at 39.44 against 37.89 in Maldives as of 2031.
- What is the difference in expenditure, general government, percent of gdp between Japan and Maldives?
- 1.55, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2031.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Japan ranks 7th and Maldives ranks 9th 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.