Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Japan

Japan: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.3291 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.3291
Change on year
up 31.2%
World rank
41st
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.3291
in 2020
All-time low
0.2507
in 2019
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Japan, 2005–2020

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.2662006: 0.2592007: 0.2532008: 0.2632009: 0.2812010: 0.2622011: 0.2712012: 0.2612013: 0.2612014: 0.2632015: 0.2552016: 0.2562017: 0.2532018: 0.2542019: 0.2512020: 0.329

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.3291 for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 31.2% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Japan peaked at 0.3291 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2507, in 2019.

That places Japan 41st out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Health, 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 0.2662
2006 0.2592 -2.6%
2007 0.2532 -2.3%
2008 0.2625 +3.7%
2009 0.2808 +7.0%
2010 0.2622 -6.6%
2011 0.2714 +3.5%
2012 0.2606 -4.0%
2013 0.2615 +0.3%
2014 0.2627 +0.5%
2015 0.2552 -2.9%
2016 0.2563 +0.4%
2017 0.2526 -1.4%
2018 0.2545 +0.8%
2019 0.2507 -1.5%
2020 0.3291 +31.2%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.3291 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 75% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.3291 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7158, 46% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item 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 +31.2% 0.2507 0.3291

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2644 0.2532 0.2808 5
2010s 0.2588 0.2507 0.2714 10
2020s 0.3291 0.3291 0.3291 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 38 Lithuania 0.3861 compare
  2. 39 Romania 0.3788 compare
  3. 40 Indonesia 0.3326 compare
  4. 42 Croatia 0.3183 compare
  5. 43 Poland 0.2741 compare
  6. 44 South Africa 0.262 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Japan?
Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Japan was 0.3291 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3291 in 2020.
What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2507 in 2019.
How does Japan rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
Japan ranks 41st out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Health, 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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Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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