Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Japan
Japan: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.3143 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Japan, 1994–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Japan is 0.3143, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Japan peaked at 0.5477 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3136, in 2008.
Japan ranks 67th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.534 | — |
| 1995 | 0.5477 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5232 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5215 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4822 | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4847 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4767 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4691 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4601 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4019 | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3606 | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3826 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.34 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3136 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3559 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4098 | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4016 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3861 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3616 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3598 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3696 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3243 | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3181 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3233 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3409 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3143 | -7.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3143 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 42% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3143 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.979, 32% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5181 | 0.4822 | 0.5477 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.4045 | 0.3136 | 0.4847 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3595 | 0.3181 | 0.4098 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3143 | 0.3143 | 0.3143 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Japan?
- Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Japan was 0.3143 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5477 in 1995.
- What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3136 in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
- Japan ranks 67th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 Subsidies, payable, 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.