Japan vs Korea: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current

Japan
70.44 million National currency
in 2024
Korea
209.91 million National currency
in 2024
Japan rank
2nd
Korea rank
1st

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 209.91 million National currency against 70.44 million National currency in Japan, a difference of 139.47 million National currency.

That makes Korea's figure about 3.0 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st of 31 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 51.32 million National currency 28.77 million National currency 22.55 million National currency Japan
2000s 46.86 million National currency 64.12 million National currency 17.27 million National currency Korea
2010s 50.46 million National currency 129.70 million National currency 79.23 million National currency Korea
2020s 64.78 million National currency 220.40 million National currency 155.62 million National currency Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current, Japan or Korea?
Korea, at 209.91 million National currency against 70.44 million National currency in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current between Japan and Korea?
139.47 million National currency, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current?
Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 1,324 data points, 1970–2025
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This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org