Japan vs United States Virgin Islands: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Japan
0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United States Virgin Islands
0.2581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Japan rank
15th
United States Virgin Islands rank
13th

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

  • Japan
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.2581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 15th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 13th of 166 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1582 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1127 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP United States Virgin Islands
2010s 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3022 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1402 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP United States Virgin Islands
2020s 0.1959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0828 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP United States Virgin Islands

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 United States Virgin Islands?
United States Virgin Islands, at 0.2581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Japan and United States Virgin Islands?
0.0196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States Virgin Islands?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Japan and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 15th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 13th 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

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.