Japan — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1875–2031 · 154 observations
About this series
General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Japan, the general government expenditure reading stood at 38.2% of GDP in 2025. Against 38.7% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.49 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 39.6% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2001–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 40.4 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 40 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 39.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 39.4 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 39 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 39.5 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 38.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 38.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 39.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 41.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 42.7 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 45 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 37.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 37.4 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 37.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 37.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 38 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 39.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 39.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 39.8 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2001, are on the chart — hover to read them.