Japan vs Lithuania: Government spending by function as a share of GDP
Japan
16.1%
in 2023
Lithuania
14.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
18th
Lithuania rank
20th
Government spending by function as a share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 16.1% against 14.0% in Lithuania, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 18th and Lithuania ranks 20th of 37 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 14.0% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.2% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 14.4% | 2.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending by function as a share of gdp, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 16.1% against 14.0% in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending by function as a share of gdp between Japan and Lithuania?
- 2.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for government spending by function as a share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 18th and Lithuania ranks 20th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending by function as a share 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 expenditure on social protection. This data is divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.