Central government expense in Japan
Central government expense in Japan was equal to 20.1% of GDP in 2022.
Japan, 2022
20.1%
Change from 2021
−0.8percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
34.8%
Central government expense in Japan over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20.1% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | 24.8% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | 24.9% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | 24.8% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | 25.2% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | 24.9% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | 24.7% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 20.8% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 17.9%, the figure has changed by +2.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 28.5%.