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Japan: Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1875–2024 · 149 observations · cgovexp_GDP

2024
18.2%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.5 pointsfrom 18.8%
Average, 2015–2024
18.6%10 years
Record high and low
25.0% (1944)low 5.05% (1895)

Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202418.2
202318.8
202220.8
202122.1
202023.8
201916.4
201816.0
201716.2
201616.7
201516.9

Sources

  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1875–2019
  • Diebolt1878–1940
  • Asian Historical Statistics1885–1960
  • Mitchell1885–2010
  • World Development Indicators1972–2022
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1972–2024

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Japan documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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