Austria vs Japan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Austria
68.1%
in 2024
Japan
68.3%
in 2023
Austria rank
6th
Japan rank
5th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Austria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 68.3% against 68.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Austria ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 114 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 65.2% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 69.2% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 67.5% | 1.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Austria or Japan?
- Japan, at 68.3% against 68.1% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Austria and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Japan rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Austria ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.