Japan vs Palau: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Japan
6.9%
in 2023
Palau
7.0%
in 2020
Japan rank
102nd
Palau rank
101st
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Japan
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 7.0% against 6.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 102nd and Palau ranks 101st of 187 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 6.9% | 1.9% | Palau |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 8.6% | 2.8% | Palau |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 0.0% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Japan or Palau?
- Palau, at 7.0% against 6.9% in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Japan and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Palau?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Palau rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Japan ranks 102nd and Palau ranks 101st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.