Japan vs Korea: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 685.37 million National currency against 211.60 million National currency in Japan, a difference of 473.77 million National currency.
That makes Korea's figure about 3.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st of 30 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.95 million National currency | 97.41 million National currency | 38.54 million National currency | Japan |
| 2000s | 136.54 million National currency | 216.41 million National currency | 79.87 million National currency | Korea |
| 2010s | 157.23 million National currency | 417.34 million National currency | 260.11 million National currency | Korea |
| 2020s | 196.43 million National currency | 662.41 million National currency | 465.98 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 — total tax, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 685.37 million National currency against 211.60 million National currency in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax between Japan and Korea?
- 473.77 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 — total tax?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st 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 — Total tax receipts and actual social contributions. 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