Japan - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Japan was 21.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 21.09 in 2020, while its lowest value was 11.12 in 1970.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 11.12
1971 11.89
1972 12.19
1973 12.40
1974 13.63
1975 15.00
1976 14.73
1977 14.69
1978 14.44
1979 14.49
1980 14.66
1981 14.68
1982 14.80
1983 14.85
1984 14.61
1985 14.28
1986 14.20
1987 14.12
1988 13.71
1989 13.57
1990 13.55
1991 13.60
1992 14.00
1993 14.62
1994 14.75
1995 15.08
1996 15.15
1997 15.30
1998 15.67
1999 16.22
2000 16.55
2001 17.23
2002 17.77
2003 17.84
2004 17.72
2005 17.74
2006 17.60
2007 17.63
2008 18.03
2009 19.33
2010 19.20
2011 19.89
2012 19.96
2013 19.85
2014 19.93
2015 19.62
2016 19.66
2017 19.41
2018 19.58
2019 19.82
2020 21.09

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts