Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in Japan
Japan: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value was 31.94 million National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in Japan, 1994–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2024, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in Japan stood at 31.94 million National currency. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in Japan peaked at 31.94 million National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.04 million National currency, in 1994.
Japan ranks 2nd of 29 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in Japan, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 7.04 million National currency | — |
| 1995 | 7.24 million National currency | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 7.57 million National currency | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 10.11 million National currency | +33.6% |
| 1998 | 12.62 million National currency | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 12.93 million National currency | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 12.35 million National currency | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 12.24 million National currency | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.24 million National currency | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.11 million National currency | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.59 million National currency | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 13.13 million National currency | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 13.09 million National currency | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.84 million National currency | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 12.44 million National currency | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 12.22 million National currency | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 12.68 million National currency | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 12.74 million National currency | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.90 million National currency | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.48 million National currency | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 19.14 million National currency | +42.0% |
| 2015 | 22.40 million National currency | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 21.93 million National currency | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 22.25 million National currency | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 22.50 million National currency | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 23.15 million National currency | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.40 million National currency | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 28.06 million National currency | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 29.49 million National currency | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 29.36 million National currency | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 31.94 million National currency | +8.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 31.94 million National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 143,275 National currency, 222.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +42.0% | 13.48 million National currency | 19.14 million National currency |
| 1997 | +33.6% | 7.57 million National currency | 10.11 million National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.59 million National currency | 7.04 million National currency | 12.93 million National currency | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.53 million National currency | 12.11 million National currency | 13.13 million National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.32 million National currency | 12.68 million National currency | 23.15 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.05 million National currency | 26.40 million National currency | 31.94 million National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Colombia 104.76 million National currency compare
- 1 Croatia 11,450 National currency compare
- 3 Hungary 7.51 million National currency compare
- 4 Costa Rica 2.31 million National currency compare
- 4 Poland 290,738 National currency compare
- 5 Mexico 1.41 million National currency compare
- 5 Netherlands 78,805 National currency compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 217.76 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 142.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 371.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in Japan?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in Japan was 31.94 million National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.94 million National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.04 million National currency in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value added type taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org