The initial general account budget of the Japanese national government for social security expenditures was set at almost 36 trillion Japanese yen in the fiscal year 2021. As Japan faces a rapidly aging society, pension and national medical expenses for the elderly in particular account for the largest share of the social security budget.
Social security expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021
(in trillion Japanese yen)
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
*Revised budget.
**Revised budget, excluding Temporal and Special Measures.
***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.
Data from fiscal year 2017.2016, 2014, 2013, 2012 come from previous reporting.
Values have been rounded.
1 Japanese yen equals 0.0091 U.S. dollars or 0.0077 euros as of September 2021.
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (September 21, 2021). Social security expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630214/japan-general-account-budget-social-security-expenditures/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Social security expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630214/japan-general-account-budget-social-security-expenditures/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2021). Social security expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630214/japan-general-account-budget-social-security-expenditures/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Social Security Expenditures of The Government's General Account Budget in Japan from Fiscal Year 2012 to 2021 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630214/japan-general-account-budget-social-security-expenditures/
Statistics Bureau Japan, Social security expenditures of the government's general account budget in Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630214/japan-general-account-budget-social-security-expenditures/ (last visited January 18, 2022)
