Bolivia vs Japan: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Bolivia
39.8%
in 2024
Japan
39.1%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
43rd
Japan rank
45th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bolivia
- Japan
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 39.8% against 39.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Bolivia ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 45th of 151 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.4% | 18.3% | 12.9% | Japan |
| 1960s | 11.8% | 19.7% | 7.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 26.7% | 12.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 23.9% | 31.0% | 7.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 32.8% | 6.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 34.8% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 37.7% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 41.4% | 4.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Bolivia or Japan?
- Bolivia, at 39.8% against 39.1% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Bolivia and Japan?
- 0.7%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Japan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Japan rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 45th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.