Japan vs Uruguay: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Japan
30.6%
in 2016
Uruguay
30.9%
in 2017
Japan rank
30th
Uruguay rank
29th
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 30.9% against 30.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 77 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 21.2% | 5.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 23.6% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 27.3% | 1.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Japan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 30.9% against 30.6% in Japan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Japan and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
- How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 30th and Uruguay ranks 29th 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.