What is the difference in subnational government revenue between Australia and Japan?

0.26 Percentage of GDP, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Japan: Subnational government revenue

Australia

36.79 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Japan

37.05 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Australia rank

29th

Japan rank

28th

Subnational government revenue over time

Australia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 37.05 Percentage of GDP against 36.79 Percentage of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.26 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 29th and Japan ranks 28th of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	35.05 Percentage of GDP	29.91 Percentage of GDP	5.14 Percentage of GDP	Australia
2010s	34.12 Percentage of GDP	33.11 Percentage of GDP	1.02 Percentage of GDP	Australia
2020s	35.88 Percentage of GDP	36.71 Percentage of GDP	0.8271 Percentage of GDP	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government revenue, Australia or Japan?: Japan, at 37.05 Percentage of GDP against 36.79 Percentage of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government revenue between Australia and Japan?: 0.26 Percentage of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for subnational government revenue?: Australia ranks 29th and Japan ranks 28th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Subnational government revenue
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

This dataset includes subnational government revenue expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public revenue. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.