Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Japan
Japan: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure was 123.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Japan, 2010–2022
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 123.0% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2022.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Japan peaked at 144.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2019.
That places Japan 7th out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 103.0% | — |
| 2011 | 109.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 107.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 108.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 103.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 102.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 101.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 101.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 101.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 144.0% | +44.0% |
| 2021 | 136.0% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 123.0% | -9.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 123.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 103.6%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Japan's 123.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.0%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary government expenditures as a proportion … Public Expenditure 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 | +44.0% | 100.0% | 144.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 103.5% | 100.0% | 109.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.3% | 123.0% | 144.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Japan?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Japan was 123.0% in 2022, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 144.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.