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Japan Average Government Spending 1972-2025

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Creator: World Bank
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16.20% 49 data points

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Japan's average government spending from 1972 to 2025 was 16.20%, based on 49 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	27.19%	+6.26%	69th
2022	20.93%	−0.69%	29th
2021	21.62%	−1.99%	39th
2020	23.61%	+7.18%	44th
2019	16.42%	+0.35%	31st
2018	16.07%	−0.12%	33rd
2017	16.20%	−0.52%	32nd
2016	16.71%	−0.26%	33rd
2015	16.97%	−0.60%	34th
2014	17.57%	−0.57%	39th
2013	18.14%	+0.03%	37th
2012	18.11%	−0.48%	40th
2011	18.60%	+1.37%	37th
2010	17.22%	−0.99%	33rd
2009	18.21%	+2.95%	33rd
2008	15.26%	+1.26%	19th
2007	14.00%	−0.84%	18th
2006	14.85%	−0.21%	19th
2005	15.05%	−0.02%	17th
2004	15.07%	−0.66%	21st
2003	15.73%	−0.38%	19th
2002	16.11%	−0.13%	19th
2001	16.23%	−0.88%	18th
2000	17.11%	−0.20%	26th
1999	17.31%	−2.80%	21st
1998	20.11%	+5.68%	38th
1997	14.43%	−0.52%	13th
1996	14.95%	−0.08%	13th
1995	15.03%	−0.00%	17th
1994	15.03%	+1.18%	14th
1990	13.85%	−0.91%	10th
1989	14.75%	+0.43%	8th
1988	14.32%	−0.42%	7th
1987	14.74%	−0.38%	6th
1986	15.11%	−0.31%	6th
1985	15.42%	−0.37%	5th
1984	15.80%	−0.53%	5th
1983	16.33%	−0.01%	7th
1982	16.35%	−0.04%	8th
1981	16.39%	+0.19%	9th
1980	16.20%	+0.47%	9th
1979	15.73%	+0.70%	10th
1978	15.03%	+0.98%	8th
1977	14.06%	+0.62%	8th
1976	13.43%	+0.63%	8th
1975	12.80%	+0.59%	6th
1974	12.21%	+1.31%	8th
1973	10.90%	+0.13%	4th
1972	10.78%	–	4th

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