Tax revenue in Japan

Central government tax revenue in Japan was equal to 11.1% of GDP in 1993.

Measure: Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1991 to 1993 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Japan is for 1993. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Japan, 1993 11.1% % of GDP
Change from 1992 0percentage points 1992: 11.2%
World, 1993 13.7% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 1993 18.5% Middle value of 31 countries

Tax revenue in Japan over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tax revenue as a share of GDP (central government) (% of GDP), 2002 to 2024
Period JapanWorld
2024 – 13.9%
2023 – 13.9%
2022 – 14.5%
2021 – 14.3%
2020 – 13.7%
2019 – 13.8%
2018 – 13.9%
2017 – 14.2%
2016 – 13.9%
2015 – 14.0%
2014 – 14.0%
2013 – 14.0%
2012 – 13.8%
2011 – 13.7%
2010 – 13.3%
2009 – 13.1%
2008 – 14.3%
2007 – 14.8%
2006 – 14.5%
2005 – 14.1%
2004 – 14.5%
2003 – 14.4%
2002 – 14.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 11.2% in 1992.
  • Since 1991, when it was 12.6%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 1993 was 13.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1991 to 1993 for Japan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics