Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax and non-tax revenues … Asia in Japan
Japan: Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax and non-tax revenues … Asia was 33.73 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Japan stood at 33.73 Percentage of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Japan peaked at 34.55 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.13 Percentage of GDP, in 2003.
Japan ranks 1st of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax and non-tax revenues … Asia in Japan, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.69 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 27.36 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 25.86 Percentage of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 25.84 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 25 Percentage of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 25.4 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 25.34 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 25.74 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 25.26 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 24.8 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 25.33 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 25.53 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.5 Percentage of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 24.13 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 24.76 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 25.82 Percentage of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 26.61 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 27.15 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 27.04 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.68 Percentage of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 26.24 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 27.13 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 27.95 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 28.61 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 29.97 Percentage of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 30.22 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 30.25 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 30.92 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 31.55 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.51 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 32.91 Percentage of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 33.88 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 34.55 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 33.73 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 33.73 Percentage of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.48 Percentage of GDP, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Japan's 33.73 Percentage of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.97 Percentage of GDP, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.83 Percentage of GDP | 24.8 Percentage of GDP | 27.69 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.66 Percentage of GDP | 24.13 Percentage of GDP | 27.15 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.43 Percentage of GDP | 26.24 Percentage of GDP | 31.55 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.77 Percentage of GDP | 32.91 Percentage of GDP | 34.55 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 2 New Zealand 32.89 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Viet Nam 17.18 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Cook Islands 31.11 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 10.02 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 30.49 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 592.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 493.16 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 360.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Japan?
- Revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Japan was 33.73 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.55 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.13 Percentage of GDP in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific economies presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.