Japan vs Macau, China: Expense

Japan
20.1%
in 2022
Macau, China
19.6%
in 2023
Japan rank
109th
Macau, China rank
111th

Expense over time

  • Japan
  • Macau, China
1020304050197219972023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 20.1% against 19.6% in Macau, China, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 109th and Macau, China ranks 111th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Macau, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Macau, China Difference Ahead
1990s 16.4% 14.9% 1.6% Japan
2000s 15.6% 13.5% 2.1% Japan
2010s 16.9% 13.7% 3.2% Japan
2020s 21.3% 41.4% 20.1% Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Japan or Macau, China?
Japan, at 20.1% against 19.6% in Macau, China as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Japan and Macau, China?
0.5%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macau, China?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
How do Japan and Macau, China rank globally for expense?
Japan ranks 109th and Macau, China ranks 111th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.