Japan vs United Kingdom: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 34.37 Percentage of GDP against 33.73 Percentage of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.64 Percentage of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 35 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.27 Percentage of GDP | 32.33 Percentage of GDP | 15.06 Percentage of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 20.71 Percentage of GDP | 32.6 Percentage of GDP | 11.89 Percentage of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 26.21 Percentage of GDP | 34.63 Percentage of GDP | 8.42 Percentage of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 25.83 Percentage of GDP | 30.73 Percentage of GDP | 4.9 Percentage of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 25.66 Percentage of GDP | 32.1 Percentage of GDP | 6.45 Percentage of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 29.43 Percentage of GDP | 32.32 Percentage of GDP | 2.88 Percentage of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 33.77 Percentage of GDP | 34.3 Percentage of GDP | 0.532 Percentage of GDP | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues, Japan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 34.37 Percentage of GDP against 33.73 Percentage of GDP in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 0.64 Percentage of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
- Japan ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.