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

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bhutan vs Japan: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Bhutan

0.1997 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Japan

0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Bhutan rank

58th

Japan rank

56th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

Bhutan
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1997 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 58th and Japan ranks 56th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.2045 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1376 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0669 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Bhutan
1990s	0.1814 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1441 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Bhutan
2000s	0.2272 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Bhutan
2010s	0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1935 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2020s	0.2126 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Bhutan or Japan?: Japan, at 0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1997 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Bhutan and Japan?: 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Japan?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Japan rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?: Bhutan ranks 58th and Japan ranks 56th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

General government final consumption expenditure (current 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.