Germany vs Japan: Government spending by function

Germany
40.6%
in 2023
Japan
39.9%
in 2023
Germany rank
7th
Japan rank
8th

Government spending by function over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
010203040200720152023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 40.6% against 39.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
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
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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