Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Japan
Japan: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 23.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
23.6%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
56th
of 184 countries
All-time high
32.5%
in 1950
All-time low
12.2%
in 1991
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Japan, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Japan is 23.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Japan peaked at 32.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1991.
Japan ranks 56th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 32.5% | — |
| 1951 | 26.8% | -17.5% |
| 1952 | 29.7% | +10.7% |
| 1953 | 29.0% | -2.4% |
| 1954 | 28.3% | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 26.5% | -6.5% |
| 1956 | 24.9% | -5.9% |
| 1957 | 23.4% | -6.0% |
| 1958 | 23.0% | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 22.7% | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 21.1% | -6.8% |
| 1961 | 20.4% | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 18.7% | -6.6% |
| 1965 | 18.4% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 17.0% | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 16.0% | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 14.4% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 14.6% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 15.8% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 15.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 15.4% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 15.0% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 14.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 13.4% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.7% | 22.7% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.4% | 15.0% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 13.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 12.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 18.5% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.1% | 24.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,245 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Japan?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Japan was 23.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1991.
- How does Japan rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Japan ranks 56th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.