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

Japan
7.52 million National currency
in 2024
United States
1.02 million National currency
in 2024
Japan rank
2nd
United States rank
4th

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

  • Japan
  • United States
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 7.52 million National currency against 1.02 million National currency in United States, a difference of 6.50 million National currency.

That makes Japan's figure about 7.4 times United States's.

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

Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 30 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 9.94 million National currency 329,512 National currency 9.61 million National currency Japan
2000s 9.10 million National currency 473,042 National currency 8.63 million National currency Japan
2010s 8.24 million National currency 665,053 National currency 7.57 million National currency Japan
2020s 7.49 million National currency 922,856 National currency 6.57 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 — taxes on, Japan or United States?
Japan, at 7.52 million National currency against 1.02 million National currency in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Japan and United States?
6.50 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 — taxes on?
Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 30 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 products except Value Added Tax, import and export taxes. 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 products except Value Added Tax, import and export taxes
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
41 places, 1,256 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