Expense in Japan
Japan: Expense was 20.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Expense in Japan, 1972–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, expense in Japan stood at 20.1%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Japan peaked at 23.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1972.
That places Japan 109th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Expense in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 10.6% | — |
| 1973 | 10.7% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 12.0% | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 13.2% | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 13.8% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 14.7% | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 16.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 14.8% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +40.3% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.8% | 10.6% | 15.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 13.6% | 19.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.1% | 23.0% | 3 |
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- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 35,951 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 149.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 5.38 million current LCU per person (2025)
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- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 38,619 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Japan?
- Expense in Japan was 20.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1972.
- How does Japan rank for expense?
- Japan ranks 109th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.