France vs Japan: Gross national expenditure
France
100.4%
in 2025
Japan
100.9%
in 2024
France rank
105th
Japan rank
102nd
Gross national expenditure over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 100.9% against 100.4% in France, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 105th and Japan ranks 102nd of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.3% | 99.5% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 100.6% | 97.7% | 2.9% | France |
| 1990s | 98.3% | 98.7% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.8% | 0.4% | France |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 100.5% | 0.2% | France |
| 2020s | 101.5% | 101.3% | 0.2% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 100.9% against 100.4% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between France and Japan?
- 0.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- France ranks 105th and Japan ranks 102nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.