Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Japan
Japan: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 123.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Japan, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 123.0% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2022.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Japan peaked at 144.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2019.
That places Japan 9th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 103.0% | — |
| 2011 | 109.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 107.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 108.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 103.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 102.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 101.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 101.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 101.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 144.0% | +44.0% |
| 2021 | 136.0% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 123.0% | -9.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 123.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 103.8%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Japan's 123.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.6%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +44.0% | 100.0% | 144.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 103.5% | 100.0% | 109.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.3% | 123.0% | 144.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 6 Dominican Republic 125.7% compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 125.6% compare
- 8 Guinea 124.8% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 122.1% compare
- 11 Hungary 122.0% compare
- 12 Czechia 117.4% compare
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Japan?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Japan was 123.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 144.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Japan ranks 9th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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