What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Japan and Namibia?

0.0059 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.

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

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

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.

Japan vs Namibia: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Japan

0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Namibia

0.2326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan rank

15th

Namibia rank

17th

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
Namibia

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.0059 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 15th and Namibia ranks 17th of 166 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.2592 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Namibia
1990s	0.1349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3683 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2334 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Namibia
2000s	0.1564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3053 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Namibia
2010s	0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2297 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Namibia
2020s	0.2101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0498 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Japan or Namibia?: Japan, at 0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Japan and Namibia?: 0.0059 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Namibia?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Japan and Namibia rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 15th and Namibia ranks 17th 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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Indicator: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

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.