Japan vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Government spending as share of GDP

Japan
39.1%
in 2024
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
39.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
45th
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
44th

Government spending as share of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
010203040187519492024

How they compare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 39.1% against 39.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 45th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 44th of 151 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Difference Ahead
1980s 30.3% 23.8% 6.5% Japan
1990s 32.8% 24.0% 8.8% Japan
2000s 34.8% 26.4% 8.4% Japan
2010s 37.7% 28.3% 9.4% Japan
2020s 41.4% 37.0% 4.5% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending as share of gdp, Japan or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 39.1% against 39.1% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp between Japan and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
0.0%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Japan and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for government spending as share of gdp?
Japan ranks 45th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 44th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government spending as share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
151 places, 9,265 data points, 1800–2024
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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.