Austria vs Japan: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Austria
9.0%
in 2025
Japan
8.7%
in 2025
Austria rank
6th
Japan rank
7th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Austria
- Japan
How they compare
Austria currently reports 9.0% against 8.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Japan ahead.
Austria ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Austria |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 4.8% | 1.7% | Austria |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 1.1% | Austria |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 8.7% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 9.4% | 0.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Austria or Japan?
- Austria, at 9.0% against 8.7% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Austria and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Japan rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a 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 health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.