General government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP rose 1.51% to 21.6% in Japan in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Japan reached an all time high of 21.6% in 2022 and an all time low of 10.5% in 1969. When compared to Japan's main peers, general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in China amounted to 16.7%, 17.1% in Russia, 18.8% in South Korea and 13.7% in USA in 2022.
Japan has been ranked 21st within the group of 157 countries we follow in terms of general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| General Government Final Consumption Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Canada | % | 20.7% | 20.7% | 22.7% | 21.3% | 20.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | % | 16.8% | 17.2% | 17.6% | 16.4% | 16.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | % | 19.5% | 19.9% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | % | 10.8% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 19.6% | 19.9% | 21.0% | 21.2% | 21.6% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 11.3% | 11.1% | 12.2% | 11.4% | 11.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 17.7% | 18.1% | 20.0% | 17.3% | 17.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 16.1% | 17.1% | 18.0% | 18.2% | 18.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 13.8% | 14.0% | 14.9% | 14.3% | 13.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 9.75% | 9.58% | 9.48% | 9.59% | 8.82% | ... |
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