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Government expense to GDP in Japan

Latest: 20.1%
Previous: 20.8%
Change: -0.79 (-3.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Government expense to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Government expense to GDP in Japan
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	10.6%
Dec 31, 1973	10.7%
Dec 31, 1974	12.0%
Dec 31, 1975	12.5%
Dec 31, 1976	13.2%
Dec 31, 1977	13.8%
Dec 31, 1978	14.7%
Dec 31, 1979	15.4%
Dec 31, 1980	15.9%
Dec 31, 1981	16.1%
Dec 31, 1982	16.0%
Dec 31, 1983	16.0%
Dec 31, 1984	15.5%
Dec 31, 1985	15.1%
Dec 31, 1986	14.8%
Dec 31, 1987	14.4%
Dec 31, 1988	14.0%
Dec 31, 1989	14.4%
Dec 31, 1990	13.6%
Dec 31, 1991	—
Dec 31, 1992	—
Dec 31, 1993	—
Dec 31, 1994	14.7%
Dec 31, 1995	14.8%
Dec 31, 1996	14.7%
Dec 31, 1997	14.2%
Dec 31, 1998	19.9%
Dec 31, 1999	17.1%
Dec 31, 2000	16.9%
Dec 31, 2001	16.0%
Dec 31, 2002	15.9%
Dec 31, 2003	15.5%
Dec 31, 2004	14.9%
Dec 31, 2005	14.9%
Dec 31, 2006	14.7%
Dec 31, 2007	13.9%
Dec 31, 2008	15.1%
Dec 31, 2009	18.1%
Dec 31, 2010	17.1%
Dec 31, 2011	18.5%
Dec 31, 2012	17.9%
Dec 31, 2013	17.9%
Dec 31, 2014	17.3%
Dec 31, 2015	16.6%
Dec 31, 2016	16.4%
Dec 31, 2017	15.9%
Dec 31, 2018	15.7%
Dec 31, 2019	16.0%
Dec 31, 2020	23.0%
Dec 31, 2021	20.8%
Dec 31, 2022	20.1%
Dec 31, 2023	—
Dec 31, 2024	—
Dec 31, 2025	—

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