Japan vs Latvia: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Japan
30.6%
in 2016
Latvia
30.4%
in 2017
Japan rank
30th
Latvia rank
31st
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 30.6% against 30.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 31st of 77 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 30.1% | 4.4% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 28.1% | 2.0% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 28.8% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at 30.6% against 30.4% in Latvia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 30th and Latvia ranks 31st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.