Japan vs Norway: Public social spending as share of GDP

Japan

24.7%

in 2022

Norway

24.1%

in 2024

Japan rank

10th

Norway rank

13th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Japan currently reports 24.7% against 24.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Norway ahead.

Japan ranks 10th and Norway ranks 13th 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.