Japan — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1875–2030 · 155 observations
About this series
Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Japan's combined government expenditure reading was 40.3% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 40.1% of GDP in 2024 was +0.18 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 40.6% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 42 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 41.4 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 40.8 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 40.2 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 39.9 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 40.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 40.1 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 41.7 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 42.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 43.6 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 45.6 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 38.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 37.9 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 37.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 38.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 38.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 39.5 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 39.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 39.7 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 39.7 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.