Japan vs Seychelles: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Japan
10.4%
in 2023
Seychelles
10.0%
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Seychelles rank
40th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Seychelles
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10.4% against 10.0% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 37th and Seychelles ranks 40th of 184 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 5.4% | 4.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.2% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 1.1% | 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 Seychelles?
- Japan, at 10.4% against 10.0% in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Japan and Seychelles?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Seychelles?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Seychelles rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 37th and Seychelles ranks 40th 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.