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

European Union
1.87 million National currency
in 2024
Japan
40.38 million National currency
in 2024
European Union rank
2nd
Japan rank
2nd

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

  • European Union
  • Japan
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199420092024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 40.38 million National currency against 1.87 million National currency in European Union, a difference of 38.51 million National currency.

That makes Japan's figure about 21.6 times European Union's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 2nd of 9 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 753,838 National currency 20.99 million National currency 20.24 million National currency Japan
2000s 1.16 million National currency 22.26 million National currency 21.10 million National currency Japan
2010s 1.37 million National currency 27.52 million National currency 26.15 million National currency Japan
2020s 1.71 million National currency 37.55 million National currency 35.84 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, European Union or Japan?
Japan, at 40.38 million National currency against 1.87 million National currency in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between European Union and Japan?
38.51 million National currency, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Japan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do European Union and Japan rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
European Union ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 2nd of 9 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 products. 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
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
43 places, 1,318 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