Korea vs United States: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on

Korea
182.77 million National currency
in 2024
United States
3.64 million National currency
in 2024
Korea rank
1st
United States rank
4th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

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How they compare

Korea currently reports 182.77 million National currency against 3.64 million National currency in United States, a difference of 179.13 million National currency.

That makes Korea's figure about 50.2 times United States's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 3 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States Difference Ahead
1970s 695,440 National currency 264,283 National currency 431,157 National currency Korea
1980s 3.08 million National currency 492,280 National currency 2.58 million National currency Korea
1990s 19.46 million National currency 939,476 National currency 18.52 million National currency Korea
2000s 54.94 million National currency 1.48 million National currency 53.45 million National currency Korea
2010s 112.35 million National currency 2.10 million National currency 110.25 million National currency Korea
2020s 193.02 million National currency 3.31 million National currency 189.71 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 — taxes on, Korea or United States?
Korea, at 182.77 million National currency against 3.64 million National currency in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Korea and United States?
179.13 million National currency, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Korea and United States rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 3 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on income. 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 — Taxes on income
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,309 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