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
Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Japan, 2005–2020
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +31.2% | 0.2507 | 0.3291 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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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.