Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Japan
Japan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 68.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Japan, 2005–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Japan is 68.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Japan peaked at 70.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 63.7%, in 2020.
Japan ranks 5th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.0% | — |
| 2006 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2% | 64.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 68.0% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 63.7% | 69.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Japan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Japan was 68.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.7% in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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