Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time
- Japan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1005 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.76 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.164 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.2592 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3924 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.1349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.297 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0747 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.047 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Japan, at 0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.1005 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
- Japan ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.