Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Japan
Japan: Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on was 0.1495 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Japan, 2005–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Japan stood at 0.1495 Percentage of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Japan peaked at 0.2193 Percentage of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1495 Percentage of GDP, in 2023.
That places Japan 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Japan, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1984 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0.2181 Percentage of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2184 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2189 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2193 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1965 Percentage of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1902 Percentage of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1865 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1788 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1787 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1777 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1707 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1495 Percentage of GDP | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1984 Percentage of GDP | 0.1984 Percentage of GDP | 0.1984 Percentage of GDP | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2006 Percentage of GDP | 0.1787 Percentage of GDP | 0.2193 Percentage of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.166 Percentage of GDP | 0.1495 Percentage of GDP | 0.1777 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More education data for Japan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 627,777 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (1999)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (1999)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.25 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0502 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Japan?
- Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Japan was 0.1495 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2193 Percentage of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1495 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on?
- Japan ranks 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on educational institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on government, private and expenditure on educational institutions. Government expenditure can be brokendown by central, regional (state) and local levels of government. Private sector can also be brokendown by households and other non-educational private sector. Expenditure are reported after transfers between entities, transfers can be from higher to lower levels of government, from the government to the private sector, or from non-domestic source to the government. The default table displays expenditure for the general government, the private sector and non-domestic sources in 2020 constant USD PPP (top section), in percentage of GDP (middle section), and in percentage (distribution by sector, in the bottom section), for the combined primary to tertiary levels of education, and for all public and private educational institutions. This can be changed to display data by: level of education, type of educational institution, level of financing source, local currency/USD PPP, and current/constant prices. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Please note that non-domestic expenditure is labelled "Rest of the world". Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.