Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan
Japan: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.3276 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan, 1994–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan is 0.3276, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 22.0% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan peaked at 0.8145 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2684, in 2019.
Japan ranks 56th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.3181 | — |
| 1995 | 0.3299 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3977 | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3338 | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8145 | +144.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5205 | -36.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5606 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4413 | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4888 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4974 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.422 | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3519 | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3748 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3568 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5123 | +43.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3981 | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3893 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4231 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4043 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.376 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3116 | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3059 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2914 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2754 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2818 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2684 | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3276 | +22.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3276 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6358, 52% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3276 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9393, 35% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +144.0% | 0.3338 | 0.8145 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4524 | 0.3181 | 0.8145 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4404 | 0.3519 | 0.5606 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3327 | 0.2684 | 0.4231 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3276 | 0.3276 | 0.3276 | 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 other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan?
- Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan was 0.3276 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8145 in 1998.
- What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2684 in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Japan ranks 56th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 Other expense, 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.