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Japan General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Japan › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Japan indicators, › See General government total expenditure (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Yen
Currency Symbol: JPY

Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account. See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency).

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics for Japan , Year 2010 - In Detail

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Japan in year 2010 is 40.252 %

This makes Japan No. 61 in world rankings according to General government total expenditure (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General government total expenditure (% of GDP) value is 34.30 %; Japan is 5.95 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Japan was 40.08 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Japan in 2010 was or will be 0.42% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Japan was or will be 41.65 %, which is 3.47% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Japan, in other Years
Year %
  2016 40.191
  2015 40.236
  2014 40.2
  2013 40.455
  2012 40.547
  2011 41.647
2010 40.252
  2009 40.084
  2008 35.792
  2007 33.401
  2006 34.719
  2005 34.209
  2004 34.213
  2003 36.764
  2002 37.125
  2001 36.841
  2000 37.28
  1999 36.816
  1998 35.127
  1997 33.96
  1996 34.927
  1995 34.012
  1994 33.077
  1993 32.514
  1992 30.751
  1991 29.854
  1990 30.053
  1989 29.69
  1988 30.501
  1987 31.342
  1986 31.089
  1985 31.089
  1984 32.156
  1983 32.965
  1982 32.71
  1981 32.564
  1980 31.865