Japan vs Spain: Public social spending as share of GDP

Japan

24.7%

in 2022

Spain

25.9%

in 2024

Japan rank

10th

Spain rank

9th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Spain currently reports 25.9% against 24.7% in Japan, a difference of 1.1%.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 10th and Spain ranks 9th 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.