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

Japan
56.08 million National currency
in 2024
Korea
227.24 million National currency
in 2024
Japan rank
2nd
Korea rank
1st

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

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How they compare

Korea currently reports 227.24 million National currency against 56.08 million National currency in Japan, a difference of 171.16 million National currency.

That makes Korea's figure about 4.1 times Japan's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

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

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 36.38 million National currency 50.52 million National currency 14.14 million National currency Korea
2000s 37.40 million National currency 99.11 million National currency 61.72 million National currency Korea
2010s 41.64 million National currency 164.30 million National currency 122.66 million National currency Korea
2020s 52.50 million National currency 223.23 million National currency 170.73 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, Japan or Korea?
Korea, at 227.24 million National currency against 56.08 million National currency in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Japan and Korea?
171.16 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 — taxes on?
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 — Taxes on production and imports. 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 production and imports
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 1,323 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