How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Japan: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

Australia

0.2329 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan

0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Australia rank

16th

Japan rank

15th

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time

Australia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2329 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Japan ranks 15th of 168 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.9135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Australia
1980s	0.5257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2592 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Australia
1990s	0.399 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Australia
2000s	0.3299 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Australia
2010s	0.1918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0298 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Australia
2020s	0.2301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Australia or Japan?: Japan, at 0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2329 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Australia and Japan?: 0.0056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?: Australia ranks 16th and Japan ranks 15th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 201 places, 8,610 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.