Appendix :International comparisons

The 19th international inquiry currently includes reports from a limited number of countries. Therefore, the international comparison in this report includes the updated figures for countries in which data are available.

Figure1 International comparison of Social Security Expenditure as percentage of National Income

Table1 International comparison of Social Security Expenditure as percentage of National Income and Gross Domestic Product

• The value of national income of Japan and the value of the GDP of Japan were quoted from "Annual Report on National Accounts in the fiscal year 2001" by the Cabinet Office economy social research institute (it is below the same).
• The value of the national income and the GDP of the United States, Germany, and Sweden and were quoted from "National Account of OECD countries and volume 2 OECD 2001" (it is below the same).

Figure2 International comparison of Social Security Expenditure by functional category

Table2 International comparison of Social Security Expenditure by functional category, as percentage of National Income

Note:

The United States includes "Survivors" in the "Old age" category. Sweden includes "Employment injury" in the "Invalidity benefits" category.

Figure3 International comparison of Social Security Revenue by source

Note:

As for the United States, the figure is the sum of the contributions from the central government and from local governments.

Table3 International comparison of Social Security Revenue as percentage of National Income

Note:

The United States has not separated the general government into central and local governments.

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