Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross capital in Japan
Japan: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross capital was 25.48 million National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross capital in Japan, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2024, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital in Japan stood at 25.48 million National currency. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital in Japan peaked at 25.48 million National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.35 million National currency, in 2012.
That places Japan 2nd out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross capital in Japan, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.39 million National currency | — |
| 2006 | 21.86 million National currency | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 20.84 million National currency | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 20.35 million National currency | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 21.80 million National currency | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 19.87 million National currency | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 19.55 million National currency | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.35 million National currency | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 21.79 million National currency | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 21.77 million National currency | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.82 million National currency | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 20.48 million National currency | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.27 million National currency | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 22.57 million National currency | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 23.14 million National currency | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 24.61 million National currency | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 23.69 million National currency | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 22.94 million National currency | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 23.25 million National currency | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 25.48 million National currency | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.65 million National currency | 20.35 million National currency | 23.39 million National currency | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.06 million National currency | 19.35 million National currency | 23.14 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.00 million National currency | 22.94 million National currency | 25.48 million National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Colombia 48.40 million National currency compare
- 3 Poland 180,658 National currency compare
- 3 Chile 6.74 million National currency compare
- 3 Croatia 4,461 National currency compare
- 4 Netherlands 36,167 National currency compare
- 4 Hungary 3.43 million National currency compare
- 5 Slovenia 3,509 National currency compare
- 5 United States 1.01 million National currency compare
More public sector data for Japan
- Arms imports 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 445.85 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 55.27 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital in Japan?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital in Japan was 25.48 million National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.48 million National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.35 million National currency in 2012.
- How does Japan rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — gross capital rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross capital formation and acquisitions less disposals of non-produced assets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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