Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan
Japan: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.3021 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan, 1994–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan is 0.3021, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan peaked at 0.3202 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1005, in 2016.
That places Japan 65th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.1491 | — |
| 1995 | 0.1553 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1574 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1504 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1636 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1869 | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1993 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1928 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2046 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2147 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2135 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2378 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2047 | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2288 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2511 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2742 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2563 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.281 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2816 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.278 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2532 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2343 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1005 | -57.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3202 | +218.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2784 | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2859 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3021 | +5.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3021 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5506, 55% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3021 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6327, 48% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +218.7% | 0.1005 | 0.3202 |
| 2016 | -57.1% | 0.2343 | 0.1005 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1605 | 0.1491 | 0.1869 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.2221 | 0.1928 | 0.2742 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2569 | 0.1005 | 0.3202 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3021 | 0.3021 | 0.3021 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan was 0.3021 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3202 in 2017.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1005 in 2016.
- How does Japan rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Japan ranks 65th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.