Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Japan

Japan: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 33.73 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33.73 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
34.55 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
16.73 Percentage of GDP
in 1966
Years of data
59
1965–2023

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Japan, 1965–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Japan recorded 33.73 Percentage of GDP for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Japan peaked at 34.55 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.73 Percentage of GDP, in 1966.

That places Japan 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Japan, 1965 to 2023.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1965 17.26 Percentage of GDP
1966 16.73 Percentage of GDP -3.1%
1967 17.2 Percentage of GDP +2.8%
1968 17.43 Percentage of GDP +1.3%
1969 17.74 Percentage of GDP +1.8%
1970 18.61 Percentage of GDP +4.9%
1971 18.89 Percentage of GDP +1.5%
1972 19.51 Percentage of GDP +3.3%
1973 21.16 Percentage of GDP +8.4%
1974 21.69 Percentage of GDP +2.5%
1975 19.78 Percentage of GDP -8.8%
1976 20.58 Percentage of GDP +4.0%
1977 21.11 Percentage of GDP +2.6%
1978 22.69 Percentage of GDP +7.5%
1979 23.1 Percentage of GDP +1.8%
1980 24.03 Percentage of GDP +4.0%
1981 24.66 Percentage of GDP +2.6%
1982 25.12 Percentage of GDP +1.9%
1983 25.54 Percentage of GDP +1.7%
1984 25.69 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
1985 25.92 Percentage of GDP +0.9%
1986 26.86 Percentage of GDP +3.6%
1987 27.71 Percentage of GDP +3.2%
1988 28.16 Percentage of GDP +1.6%
1989 28.43 Percentage of GDP +1.0%
1990 27.69 Percentage of GDP -2.6%
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.27 Percentage of GDP 16.73 Percentage of GDP 17.74 Percentage of GDP 5
1970s 20.71 Percentage of GDP 18.61 Percentage of GDP 23.1 Percentage of GDP 10
1980s 26.21 Percentage of GDP 24.03 Percentage of GDP 28.43 Percentage of GDP 10
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

  1. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34.37 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 22 Hungary 34.35 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 23 Czechia 33.98 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 25 Lithuania 33.13 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 26 New Zealand 32.89 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 27 Israel 30.88 Percentage of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Japan?
Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues 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 oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 34.55 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 16.73 Percentage of GDP in 1966.
How does Japan rank for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Japan ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues 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 OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries 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.