Japan vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 70.44 million National currency against 3.69 million National currency in United States, a difference of 66.75 million National currency.
That makes Japan's figure about 19.1 times United States's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 31 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.32 million National currency | 1.10 million National currency | 50.22 million National currency | Japan |
| 2000s | 46.86 million National currency | 1.51 million National currency | 45.35 million National currency | Japan |
| 2010s | 50.46 million National currency | 2.13 million National currency | 48.33 million National currency | Japan |
| 2020s | 64.78 million National currency | 3.36 million National currency | 61.42 million National currency | Japan |
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 United States?
- Japan, at 70.44 million National currency against 3.69 million National currency in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current between Japan and United States?
- 66.75 million National currency, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current?
- Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th 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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About this data
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