Japan: share of general account spending by program 2023

In the fiscal year 2023, social security expenditures accounted for the largest share of the initial budget of the Japanese national government's general account, with over 32 percent. As the nation is facing a rapidly aging society, social security expenditures in particular pension and medical insurance expenditures have been growing gradually, with the social security budget estimated at almost 37 trillion Japanese yen in fiscal 2023.

Distribution of the government's general account budget expenditure in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2023, by program

Characteristic	Social security	National debt service	Local allocation tax grants, etc.	Public works	Education and science	National defense	Others	Contingency funds for COVID-19 and soaring crude oil and commodity prices*	Contingency funds for economic emergency
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Release date

September 2023

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2016 to 2023; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Special properties

initial budget

Supplementary notes

*Funds were reserved for measures against COVID-19 in 2021 and 2022. From 2023, it was extended to include countermeasures for soaring crude oil and commodity prices.

Japan's national budget consists of the general account, special accounts, and the budget for government-affiliated agencies. The general account covers core national expenditures such as public works, social security, education and science, national defense or local allocation tax grants.

Figures prior to the fiscal year 2023 come from the previous reporting.
Missing or exceeding percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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