Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Japan
Japan: Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional was 5 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 39 countries
All-time high
5
in 2020
All-time low
4
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2026
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Japan, 2018–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Japan is 5, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Japan peaked at 5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2018.
Japan ranks 1st of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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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 degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Japan?
- Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional in Japan was 5 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2026.
- Is degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small-scale fisheries (level of implementation: 1 lowest to 5 highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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