Australia vs Japan: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
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
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP 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 166 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 government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, 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 government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp 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 government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 16th and Japan ranks 15th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, 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
Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.