Italy vs Japan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Italy
7.3%
in 2023
Japan
7.6%
in 2023
Italy rank
119th
Japan rank
116th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.6% against 7.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 119th and Japan ranks 116th of 129 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.4% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.5% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 7.6% against 7.3% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Italy and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Italy ranks 119th and Japan ranks 116th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.