Japan vs Slovenia: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Japan
8.7%
in 2025
Slovenia
8.3%
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Slovenia rank
10th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Slovenia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.7% against 8.3% in Slovenia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Slovenia ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Slovenia ranks 10th of 59 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 6.2% | 2.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 7.4% | 2.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Japan or Slovenia?
- Japan, at 8.7% against 8.3% in Slovenia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Japan and Slovenia?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Slovenia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Slovenia rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 7th and Slovenia ranks 10th 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.