Japan vs Viet Nam: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Japan
40.23 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Viet Nam
21.71 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Japan rank
35th
Viet Nam rank
32nd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • Japan
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 40.23 Percentage of GDP against 21.71 Percentage of GDP in Viet Nam, a difference of 18.52 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 35th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 166 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 34.77 Percentage of GDP 20.82 Percentage of GDP 13.96 Percentage of GDP Japan
2010s 37.74 Percentage of GDP 22.38 Percentage of GDP 15.36 Percentage of GDP Japan
2020s 41.22 Percentage of GDP 20.79 Percentage of GDP 20.43 Percentage of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Japan or Viet Nam?
Japan, at 40.23 Percentage of GDP against 21.71 Percentage of GDP in Viet Nam as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Japan and Viet Nam?
18.52 Percentage of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Japan ranks 35th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.