Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP in Japan
Japan: Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP was 9.15 Percentage of GDP in 2022. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP in Japan, 1980–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Japan stood at 9.15 Percentage of GDP.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Japan peaked at 9.67 Percentage of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.65 Percentage of GDP, in 1980.
Japan ranks 10th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.65 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 3.94 Percentage of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 4.16 Percentage of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 4.27 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 4.33 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 4.46 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 4.71 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 4.77 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.68 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 4.67 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 4.64 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 4.67 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 4.91 Percentage of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 5.19 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 5.46 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 5.77 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 5.87 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 6.06 Percentage of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.46 Percentage of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 6.74 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 6.89 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 7.17 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 7.46 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 7.65 Percentage of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7.8 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.96 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 8.08 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 8.23 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.71 Percentage of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 9.5 Percentage of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 9.5 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.67 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.62 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.36 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 9.27 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.23 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.23 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.26 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.35 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.6 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 9.38 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 9.15 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 9.15 Percentage of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.99 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.36 Percentage of GDP | 3.65 Percentage of GDP | 4.77 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.58 Percentage of GDP | 4.64 Percentage of GDP | 6.74 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.95 Percentage of GDP | 6.89 Percentage of GDP | 9.5 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.41 Percentage of GDP | 9.23 Percentage of GDP | 9.67 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.38 Percentage of GDP | 9.15 Percentage of GDP | 9.6 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 217.76 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 142.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 371.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Japan?
- Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp in Japan was 9.15 Percentage of GDP in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.67 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 Percentage of GDP in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
- Is public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public expenditure on old-age and survivors cash benefits in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 43 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.