Australia vs Japan: Government procurement spending as share of total government spending

Australia

47.7%

in 2024

Japan

43.0%

in 2024

Australia rank

1st

Japan rank

3rd

Government procurement spending as share of total government spending over time

Australia currently reports 47.7% against 43.0% in Japan, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 42 countries.

Indicator: Government procurement spending as share of total government spending
Unit: % of government expenditure
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 741 data points, 2007–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.