General government final consumption expenditure in Japan
Japan: General government final consumption expenditure was 20.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Japan, 1970–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Japan recorded 20.1% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Japan peaked at 20.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1970.
Japan ranks 56th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.6% | — |
| 1971 | 11.4% | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 11.7% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 13.0% | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 13.8% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 14.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 14.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 10.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 13.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 19.0% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.1% | 20.7% | 5 |
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- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 33.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 1.12 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.9068 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,492 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Japan?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Japan was 20.1% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Japan ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government 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.