Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan

Japan: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8053 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8053
Change on year
up 53.2%
World rank
31st
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.8053
in 2020
All-time low
0.5128
in 2018
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan, 2005–2020

00.20.40.60.82005201220202005: 0.622006: 0.622007: 0.622008: 0.6822009: 0.6572010: 0.5682011: 0.5712012: 0.5842013: 0.6322014: 0.5442015: 0.5442016: 0.5272017: 0.5222018: 0.5132019: 0.5262020: 0.805

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan stood at 0.8053. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.2% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan peaked at 0.8053 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5128, in 2018.

Japan ranks 31st of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Japan, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.6197
2006 0.6204 +0.1%
2007 0.6201 -0.1%
2008 0.6825 +10.1%
2009 0.6567 -3.8%
2010 0.5676 -13.6%
2011 0.5706 +0.5%
2012 0.5836 +2.3%
2013 0.6324 +8.4%
2014 0.5444 -13.9%
2015 0.5435 -0.2%
2016 0.5271 -3.0%
2017 0.5218 -1.0%
2018 0.5128 -1.7%
2019 0.5257 +2.5%
2020 0.8053 +53.2%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.8053 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.8053 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8148, 99% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Economic affairs, 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +53.2% 0.5257 0.8053

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6399 0.6197 0.6825 5
2010s 0.553 0.5128 0.6324 10
2020s 0.8053 0.8053 0.8053 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 28 Indonesia 0.8209 compare
  2. 29 Latvia 0.8102 compare
  3. 30 Mongolia 0.8087 compare
  4. 32 Iceland 0.8045 compare
  5. 33 Sweden 0.7845 compare
  6. 34 Austria 0.7841 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan was 0.8053 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8053 in 2020.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5128 in 2018.
How does Japan rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Japan ranks 31st out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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