Japan vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Japan
7.6%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
7.9%
in 2023
Japan rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
114th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 7.9% against 7.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Japan ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 129 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 10.3% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 9.6% | 1.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 8.3% | 0.8% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 7.9% against 7.6% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Japan ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th 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.