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Japan: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1875–2024 · 149 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govexp_GDP

2024
40.1%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−1.6 pointsfrom 41.7%
Average, 2015–2024
40.5%10 years
Record high and low
45.6% (2020)low 0.833% (1892)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203141.5Forecast
203041.2Forecast
202940.8Forecast
202840.6Forecast
202740.2Forecast
202639.9Forecast
202540.3Forecast
202440.1
202341.7
202242.8
202143.6
202045.6
201938.4
201837.9
201737.8
201638.3
201538.4

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

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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