Germany vs Japan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
Germany
41.3%
in 2024
Japan
40.4%
in 2023
Germany rank
8th
Japan rank
10th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 41.3% against 40.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 127 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 38.4% | 4.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 41.4% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 39.8% | 1.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 41.3% against 40.4% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between Germany and Japan?
- 0.9%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Germany ranks 8th and Japan ranks 10th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.