Japan vs Portugal: Public social spending as share of GDP
Japan
24.7%
in 2022
Portugal
24.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Portugal rank
12th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24.7% against 24.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 12th of 42 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 15.3% | 2.9% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 21.3% | 4.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 23.8% | 1.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 25.2% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 24.7% against 24.1% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 12th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.