Denmark vs Japan: Public social spending as share of GDP

Denmark

26.4%

in 2024

Japan

24.7%

in 2022

Denmark rank

7th

Japan rank

10th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Denmark currently reports 26.4% against 24.7% in Japan, a difference of 1.7%.

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

Across all 49 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 7th and Japan ranks 10th of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.