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The Financial Statistics of Social Security in Japan FY 2016
Summary
The Summary by PDF comprises contents from Preface to II underneath.
From I, II, III and IV, you can download Excel files linked with the contents.
CONTENTS
Preface
I. Summary of Social Expenditure and Social Benefit, FY 2016
1.Total amount of Social Expenditure and Social Benefit(Excel)
(1)Social Expenditure
(2)Social Benefit
Table 1 Total amount of Social Expenditure and Social Benefit
Table 2 Social Expenditure and Social Benefit as a percentage of GDP and NI
Table 3 Social Expenditure and Social Benefit per person and per household
2.Social Expenditure and its international comparison(Excel)
(1)Social Expenditure by policy areas
Table 4 Social Expenditure by policy area
Table 5 Social Expenditure by policy area as a percentage of GDP
Figure 1 Trends of Social Expenditure by policy area in Japan
(2)International comparison of Social Expenditure
Figure 2 International comparison of Social Expenditure by policy area as a percentage of GDP, FY2015
Table 6 International comparison of Social Expenditure, FY 2015
Figure 3 International comparison of Social Expenditure by percentage of policy area, FY 2015
3.Social Benefit and its source of revenue(Excel)
(1)Social Benefit by category
Table 7 Social Benefit by category
Table 8 Social Benefit by category as a percentage of GDP and NI
Figure 4 Social Benefit by category, FY 1970 - 2016
(2)Social Benefit by functional category
Table 9 Social Benefit by functional category
Table 10 Social Benefit by functional category as a percentage of GDP and NI
Figure 5 Social Benefit by functional category, FY 1994 - 2016
(3)Social Security Revenue
Table 11 Social Security Revenue by source
Figure 6 Diagram of Social Security Revenue and Social Benefit based on the ILO Standards, FY 2016
II. Summary Tables
Summary Table 1 Social Expenditure Summary Table, FY2016
Summary Table 2 Social Benefit Balance Table, FY2016
III. Time Series Table
Table 1 Social Expenditure by policy area, FY 1980 - 2016
Table 2 Social Expenditure by policy area as a percentage of GDP, FY 1980 - 2016
Table 3 Rates of increase in Social Expenditure and GDP from the previous year, FY 1981- 2016
Table 4 Social Expenditure and GDP per person, FY 1980 - 2016
Table 5 International comparison of Social Expenditure by policy area, FY 2011 -2016
Table 6 International comparison of Social Expenditure by percentage of policy area, FY 2011 - 2016
Table 7 International comparison of Social Expenditure by policy area as a percentage of GDP, FY 2011 - 2016
Table 8 Social Benefit by category, FY 1950 - 2016
Table 9 Social Benefit by category as a percentage of GDP, FY 1951 - 2016
Table10 Social Benefit by category as a percentage of NI, FY 1951 - 2016
Table11 Annual rates of increase in Social Benefit, GDP, and NI, FY 1951 - 2016
Table12 Social Benefit, GDP, and NI per person, FY 1951 - 2016
Table13 Social Benefit by functional category, FY 1994 - 2016
Table14 Social Security Revenue by source, FY 1951 - 2016
IV. Appendix
1. Description of the main terms used
2. Data description
3. Relationship with the System of National Accounts
4. Contents of the data on the Homepage
[These statistical data are not contained in the report but are available on the web only.]
Table 15 Appendix Table 1 for Social Benefit (Other Schemes)
Table 16 Appendix Table 2 for Social Benefit (Long-term Care Insurance)
Table 17 Appendix Table 3 for Social Benefit (Transfer Between Schemes)
Table 18 Social Expenditure and Social Benefit per household, FY 1953 - 2016
Table 19 Social Benefit for the elderly, FY 1973 - 2016
Table 20 Social Benefit for children and families, FY 1975 - 2016
Table 21 Social Benefit by institutional scheme, FY 1989 - 2016
Table 22 Social Expenditure by detailed policy area, FY 1980 - 2016
Table 23 Social Expenditure by social policy area and social security scheme, FY 1980 - 2016
Table 24 International comparison of Social Expenditure, FY 1980 - 2016
Table 25 International comparison of Social Expenditure as a percentage of GDP, FY 1980 - 2016
Table 26 International comparison of Social Expenditure as a percentage of NI, FY 1980 - 2016
Table 27 Social Benefit Balance Table (based on the 18th International Inquiry), FY1989 - 2016
Table 28 Social Benefit Balance Table (based on the 18th International Inquiry) by social security scheme
Part 1 : FY 1969 - 1988
Part 2 : FY 1989 - 2016
Table 29 Social Benefit Balance Table (based on the 19th International Inquiry) by detailed functional category, FY 1994 - 2016
Table 30 Social Benefit Balance Table (based on the 19th International Inquiry) by detailed functional category and social security scheme, FY 1994 - 2016
[Reference statistics]
Appendix Table 1 Total population used to calculate figures per person
Appendix Table 2 GDP trends in Japan and other countries, FY 1980 - 2016
Appendix Table 3 NI trends in Japan and other countries, FY 1980 - 2016
Appendix Table 4 Percentage of population aged 65 or over in Japan and other countries - Trends and future projection
Appendix Table 5 Unemployment rates in Japan and other countries
Appendix Table 6 International comparison of Tax Burden and Social Security Contributions (as a ratio to NI)
Appendix Table 7 National Medical Care Expenditures by defrayer, FY 1954 - 2015
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