Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Japan

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Japan
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Japan: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

152nd

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1984

All-time low

0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Japan, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Japan is 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Japan peaked at 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

That places Japan 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Japan, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1972	0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1973	0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1974	0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1975	0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
1976	0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1977	0.0355 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1978	0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1979	0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1980	0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1981	0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1982	0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1983	0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1984	0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.7%
1985	0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1986	0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1987	0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1988	0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1989	0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1990	0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1991	0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1992	0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1993	0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1994	0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1995	0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1996	0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1997	0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1998	0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1999	0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
2000	0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2001	0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2002	0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2003	0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2004	0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2005	0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2006	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2007	0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2008	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2009	0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2010	0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2011	0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2012	0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2013	0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2014	0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2015	0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2016	0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2017	0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2018	0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2019	0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2020	0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2021	0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%

Japan compared with similar countries

Japan's 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 64% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
Japan's 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1984	+38.7%	0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0355 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near Japan

149 Gambia 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
150 Bahrain 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
151 Libya 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
153 Jordan 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
154 Comoros 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
155 Panama 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Japan?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Japan was 0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Japan rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.