Japan vs Portugal: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Japan
10.4%
in 2023
Portugal
10.4%
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Portugal rank
36th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 10.4% against 10.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 36th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 5.6% | 6.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 7.9% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.6% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 0.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Japan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 10.4% against 10.4% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 36th of 184 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 incomes of individuals and corporations 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
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.