Japan vs Poland: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Japan
34.9%
in 2022
Poland
35.1%
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
Poland rank
23rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 35.1% against 34.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 25th and Poland ranks 23rd of 192 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 37.4% | 11.8% | Poland |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 33.0% | 7.4% | Poland |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 33.1% | 3.6% | Poland |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 35.5% | 1.6% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at 35.1% against 34.9% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Japan and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 25th and Poland ranks 23rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing 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
Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.