What is the difference in expenditure, general government, percent of gdp between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Japan?

0.75, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Japan?

40 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2030.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Japan: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

42.13

in 2030

Japan

41.38

in 2030

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

44th

Japan rank

47th

Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Japan

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 42.13 against 41.38 in Japan, a difference of 0.75.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 44th and Japan ranks 47th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.98	33.22	6.24	Japan
2000s	32.31	34.77	2.46	Japan
2010s	37.66	37.74	0.0828	Japan
2020s	38.3	40.53	2.23	Japan
2030s	42.13	41.38	0.7452	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure, general government, percent of gdp, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Japan?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 42.13 against 41.38 in Japan as of 2030.
What is the difference in expenditure, general government, percent of gdp between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Japan?: 0.75, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Japan?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2030.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Japan rank globally for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 44th and Japan ranks 47th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 213 places, 7,647 data points, 1991–2030
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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