Japan vs United States of America: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 4.55 million million USD against 789,615 million USD in Japan, a difference of 3.76 million million USD.
That makes United States of America's figure about 5.8 times Japan's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 173 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 769,178 million USD | 2.00 million million USD | 1.23 million million USD | United States of America |
| 2010s | 922,159 million USD | 2.52 million million USD | 1.60 million million USD | United States of America |
| 2020s | 998,546 million USD | 4.40 million million USD | 3.40 million million USD | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value us$, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 4.55 million million USD against 789,615 million USD in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value us$ between Japan and United States of America?
- 3.76 million million USD, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
- Japan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.