Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Japan

Japan: Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item was 0.7314 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7314
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
66th
of 73 countries
All-time high
0.7544
in 2009
All-time low
0.6946
in 1996
Years of data
27
1994–2020

Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Japan, 1994–2020

00.20.40.60.81994200720201994: 0.71995: 0.6951996: 0.6951997: 0.6991998: 0.7171999: 0.7112000: 0.7132001: 0.7162002: 0.722003: 0.7232004: 0.7222005: 0.7242006: 0.7232007: 0.7262008: 0.7322009: 0.7542010: 0.7522011: 0.7392012: 0.7372013: 0.7392014: 0.7452015: 0.7442016: 0.7442017: 0.742018: 0.7372019: 0.7372020: 0.731

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.7314 for excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in 2020.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Japan peaked at 0.7544 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6946, in 1996.

Japan ranks 66th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government) in Japan, 1994 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1994 0.6997
1995 0.6948 -0.7%
1996 0.6946 -0.0%
1997 0.6988 +0.6%
1998 0.7166 +2.6%
1999 0.7111 -0.8%
2000 0.7133 +0.3%
2001 0.7158 +0.3%
2002 0.7205 +0.7%
2003 0.723 +0.4%
2004 0.7215 -0.2%
2005 0.7241 +0.4%
2006 0.7233 -0.1%
2007 0.7255 +0.3%
2008 0.7318 +0.9%
2009 0.7544 +3.1%
2010 0.7521 -0.3%
2011 0.7385 -1.8%
2012 0.7366 -0.3%
2013 0.7386 +0.3%
2014 0.7449 +0.9%
2015 0.7437 -0.2%
2016 0.744 +0.0%
2017 0.7403 -0.5%
2018 0.7368 -0.5%
2019 0.7367 -0.0%
2020 0.7314 -0.7%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.7314 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1, 73% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.7314 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.991, 74% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7026 0.6946 0.7166 6
2000s 0.7253 0.7133 0.7544 10
2010s 0.7412 0.7366 0.7521 10
2020s 0.7314 0.7314 0.7314 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 63 Spain 0.8943 compare
  2. 64 Korea 0.8852 compare
  3. 65 Belgium 0.8284 compare
  4. 67 Uzbekistan 0.7196 compare
  5. 68 Russian Federation 0.6013 compare
  6. 69 France 0.4459 compare

See the full ranking of 73 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Japan?
Excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in Japan was 0.7314 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7544 in 2009.
What is the lowest excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6946 in 1996.
How does Japan rank for excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item?
Japan ranks 66th out of 73 countries with data for 2020.
Is excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
73 places, 1,436 data points, 1972–2020
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