Iraq vs Japan: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Iraq
3.25 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Japan
1.98 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
14th
Japan rank
17th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Iraq
- Japan
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 3.25 million current LCU per person against 1.98 million current LCU per person in Japan, a difference of 1.27 million current LCU per person.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Iraq ranks 14th and Japan ranks 17th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per person | 850,014 current LCU per person | 850,014 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU per person | 1.35 million current LCU per person | 1.35 million current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.26 million current LCU per person | 1.44 million current LCU per person | 178,851 current LCU per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.68 million current LCU per person | 1.56 million current LCU per person | 1.12 million current LCU per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.97 million current LCU per person | 1.90 million current LCU per person | 1.07 million current LCU per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Iraq or Japan?
- Iraq, at 3.25 million current LCU per person against 1.98 million current LCU per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Iraq and Japan?
- 1.27 million current LCU per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Iraq ranks 14th and Japan ranks 17th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.