Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Japan
Japan: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was -0.6212 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Japan, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Japan is -0.6212, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 51.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Japan peaked at 0.082 in 1998 and was at its lowest, -1.37, in 2018.
That places Japan 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.9931 | — |
| 1994 | -0.6801 | -31.5% |
| 1995 | -0.6423 | -5.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6521 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | -0.7346 | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 0.082 | -111.2% |
| 1999 | -0.3526 | -530.0% |
| 2000 | -0.4583 | +30.0% |
| 2001 | -0.5688 | +24.1% |
| 2002 | -0.4499 | -20.9% |
| 2003 | -0.449 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.7017 | +56.3% |
| 2005 | -0.9161 | +30.5% |
| 2006 | -1 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | -0.9485 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | -0.5528 | -41.7% |
| 2009 | -0.354 | -36.0% |
| 2010 | -0.5671 | +60.2% |
| 2011 | -0.5746 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | -0.6901 | +20.1% |
| 2013 | -0.7825 | +13.4% |
| 2014 | -1.03 | +31.2% |
| 2015 | -1.13 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | -1.15 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | -1.3 | +13.1% |
| 2018 | -1.37 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | -1.27 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | -0.6212 | -51.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5675 | -0.9931 | 0.082 | 7 |
| 2000s | -0.6399 | -1 | -0.354 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9866 | -1.37 | -0.5671 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6212 | -0.6212 | -0.6212 | 1 |
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- 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)
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- 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 vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Japan?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Japan was -0.6212 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.082 in 1998.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.37 in 2018.
- How does Japan rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Japan ranks 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Vertical fiscal imbalance, 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.