General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Japan
Japan: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita was 1.98 million current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Japan, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.98 million current LCU per person for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Japan peaked at 1.98 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 673,891 current LCU per person, in 1980.
Japan ranks 17th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 673,891 current LCU per person | — |
| 1981 | 735,414 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 772,951 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 805,532 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 830,555 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 856,517 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 893,968 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 936,929 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 976,904 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.02 million current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 1.16 million current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.23 million current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.30 million current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.39 million current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.44 million current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.43 million current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.64 million current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 1.48 million current LCU per person | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 1.52 million current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.47 million current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.46 million current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.44 million current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.40 million current LCU per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million current LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.38 million current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.50 million current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.58 million current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million current LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.90 million current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 1.87 million current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.87 million current LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.86 million current LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.92 million current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 1.98 million current LCU per person | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 850,014 current LCU per person | 673,891 current LCU per person | 1.02 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 million current LCU per person | 1.10 million current LCU per person | 1.64 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 million current LCU per person | 1.38 million current LCU per person | 1.52 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million current LCU per person | 1.49 million current LCU per person | 1.64 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.90 million current LCU per person | 1.86 million current LCU per person | 1.98 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 14 Iraq 3.25 million current LCU per person compare
- 15 Guinea 3.24 million current LCU per person compare
- 16 Cambodia 2.04 million current LCU per person compare
- 18 Costa Rica 1.80 million current LCU per person compare
- 19 Guyana 1.56 million current LCU per person compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 1.54 million current LCU per person compare
More population data for Japan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 103,784 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.5891 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2372 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.501 (2100)
- Population density 210.83 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.83 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Japan?
- General government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita in Japan was 1.98 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 673,891 current LCU per person in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
General government total expenditure (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- General government total expenditure UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.