In the 2021 fiscal year, the total expenditure of the prefectural and municipal governments in Japan amounted to around 123.37 trillion Japanese yen. The largest share of the Japanese local governments' budget were used to cover public welfare related expenses which revolves mainly around welfare facilities for people with special needs, children and elderly people.
Expenditure of local governments in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021
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fiscal years 2012 to 2021; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
According to the source, the figures are based on ordinary accounts and are settled figures of the net total of prefectural and municipal government accounts after deducting duplications.
Data prior to 2017 come from previous reporting.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.62 euros as of December 2023.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 29, 2023). Expenditure of local governments in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630695/japan-local-government-expenditure/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Expenditure of local governments in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630695/japan-local-government-expenditure/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Expenditure of local governments in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630695/japan-local-government-expenditure/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Expenditure of Local Governments in Japan from Fiscal Year 2012 to 2021 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630695/japan-local-government-expenditure/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Expenditure of local governments in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630695/japan-local-government-expenditure/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Expenditure of local governments in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/630695/japan-local-government-expenditure/