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Japan: Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1885–2024 · 139 observations · cgovtax_GDP

2024
13.7%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
+0.2 pointsfrom 13.5%
Average, 2015–2024
12.4%10 years
Record high and low
14.1% (1990)low 4.14% (1897)

Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)

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Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202413.7
202313.5
202214.0
202113.3
202012.3
201911.4
201811.7
201711.5
201611.0
201511.3

Sources

  • Asian Historical Statistics1885–1929
  • Mitchell1885–2010
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1972–2024
  • World Development Indicators1991–1993

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Japan documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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