For the fiscal year 2024, the initial budget of the Japanese national government's general account for general expenditures was planned for approximately 67.8 trillion Japanese yen. Social security expenditures accounted for over half of the general account budget, with around 37.7 trillion yen in fiscal 2024.
General expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024
(in trillion Japanese yen)
fiscal years 2015 to 2022; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
excluding national debt service and local allocation tax grants
Supplementary notes
*Revised budget. **Initial budget.
According to the source, 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 or social security.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.65 U.S. dollars or 0.6 euros as of November 2024.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2024). General expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630199/japan-general-account-budget-general-expenditures/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "General expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. September 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630199/japan-general-account-budget-general-expenditures/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2024). General expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630199/japan-general-account-budget-general-expenditures/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "General Expenditures of The Government's General Account Budget in Japan from Fiscal Year 2015 to 2022 with Forecasts until 2024 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630199/japan-general-account-budget-general-expenditures/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, General expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630199/japan-general-account-budget-general-expenditures/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
General expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/630199/japan-general-account-budget-general-expenditures/
