Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Japan
Japan: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 195.14 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Japan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Japan stood at 195.14 current US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Japan peaked at 303.82 current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -11.34 current US$ per person, in 1998.
Japan ranks 139th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Japan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.9 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 10.52 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 12.79 current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 1973 | 17.84 current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 1974 | 16.19 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 13.46 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 17.31 current US$ per person | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 20.67 current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 25.54 current US$ per person | +23.6% |
| 1979 | 30.31 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 40.38 current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 1981 | 39.79 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 36.18 current US$ per person | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 34.13 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 38.2 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 38.25 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 41.63 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 53.82 current US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 1988 | 63.13 current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 34.58 current US$ per person | -45.2% |
| 1990 | 21.98 current US$ per person | -36.4% |
| 1991 | 25.72 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 42.89 current US$ per person | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 40.23 current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 59.53 current US$ per person | +48.0% |
| 1995 | 63.18 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 51.21 current US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 1997 | -0.3868 current US$ per person | -100.8% |
| 1998 | -11.34 current US$ per person | +2832.4% |
| 1999 | 13.84 current US$ per person | -222.0% |
| 2000 | 10.06 current US$ per person | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 18.92 current US$ per person | +88.1% |
| 2002 | 37.62 current US$ per person | +98.9% |
| 2003 | 49.4 current US$ per person | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 51.89 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 101.44 current US$ per person | +95.5% |
| 2006 | 135.16 current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 2007 | 125.43 current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 161.92 current US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 133.59 current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 171.39 current US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 264.48 current US$ per person | +54.3% |
| 2012 | 265.5 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 272.5 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 269.65 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 173.53 current US$ per person | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 108.73 current US$ per person | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 150.81 current US$ per person | +38.7% |
| 2018 | 169.74 current US$ per person | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 136.7 current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 78.86 current US$ per person | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 177.66 current US$ per person | +125.3% |
| 2022 | 303.82 current US$ per person | +71.0% |
| 2023 | 220.22 current US$ per person | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 195.14 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 195.14 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,479 current US$ per person, 6% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 195.14 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 404.23 current US$ per person, 48% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -2832.4% | -0.3868 current US$ per person | -11.34 current US$ per person |
| 1999 | +222.0% | -11.34 current US$ per person | 13.84 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.55 current US$ per person | 10.52 current US$ per person | 30.31 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.01 current US$ per person | 34.13 current US$ per person | 63.13 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.69 current US$ per person | -11.34 current US$ per person | 63.18 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.54 current US$ per person | 10.06 current US$ per person | 161.92 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 198.3 current US$ per person | 108.73 current US$ per person | 272.5 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 195.14 current US$ per person | 78.86 current US$ per person | 303.82 current US$ per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Japan?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Japan was 195.14 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 303.82 current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.34 current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 139th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.