Italy vs Japan: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax

Italy
12.47 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Japan
13.19 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Italy rank
10th
Japan rank
7th

Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
57.51012.515196519942024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.19 Percentage of GDP against 12.47 Percentage of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.72 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 33 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 8.78 Percentage of GDP 3.84 Percentage of GDP 4.94 Percentage of GDP Italy
1970s 9.95 Percentage of GDP 5.46 Percentage of GDP 4.49 Percentage of GDP Italy
1980s 11.4 Percentage of GDP 7.69 Percentage of GDP 3.71 Percentage of GDP Italy
1990s 12.39 Percentage of GDP 8.23 Percentage of GDP 4.16 Percentage of GDP Italy
2000s 11.94 Percentage of GDP 9.65 Percentage of GDP 2.3 Percentage of GDP Italy
2010s 12.87 Percentage of GDP 11.94 Percentage of GDP 0.9304 Percentage of GDP Italy
2020s 12.92 Percentage of GDP 13.27 Percentage of GDP 0.3496 Percentage of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 13.19 Percentage of GDP against 12.47 Percentage of GDP in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax between Italy and Japan?
0.72 Percentage of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax?
Italy ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 1,787 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Compulsory payments conferring entitlement to future social benefits These are usually earmarked to finance social benefits and paid to institutions of general government.