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Japan — Government consumption (USD)

millions of USD · Annual · 1885–2027 · 142 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series reports the amount in millions of US dollars.

The latest government consumption reading for Japan was 879.79B USD in 2025. The previous reading was 843.69B USD in 2024; the period change was +4.28%. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 960.08B USD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 19.8% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2027

PeriodValue
2027927.28B USD
2026883.23B USD
2025879.79B USD
2024843.69B USD
2023880.51B USD
15 earlier values
2022920.83B USD
20211.07T USD
20201.06T USD
20191.02T USD
2018984.27B USD
2017956.41B USD
2016982.19B USD
2015868.57B USD
2014976.86B USD
20131.03T USD
20121.25T USD
20111.24T USD
20101.10T USD
20091.02T USD
2008911.65B USD

Values before 2008, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.