The “Financial Statistics of Social Security in Japan” is a collection of statistics compiled through the annual settlement of social security schemes for FY 2012. The schemes such as pension, health insurance, long-term care insurance, employment insurance, public assistance, and child support are included. On July 2012, the “Financial Statistics of Social Security” was designated by the notice from the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications as one of the Fundamental Statistics based on the Statistics Act in the area of social security.
The “Financial Statistics of Social Security” reveals the volume of social security as a whole as well as the composition of social security by policy area in Japan. We hope that the statistics will be broadly used as fundamental resources to monitor social security policies and its finance, and also as a significant index to conduct international comparison of social security expenditures.
The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research will make its best efforts to meet the national expectations toward “Financial Statistics of Social Security” as the Fundamental Statistics.
We would like to express our deepest appreciation to the various ministries and public organizations concerned for their cooperation to compile the “Financial Statistics of Social Security.”
November 2014
National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
Akira Morita, Director-General
