Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Japan
Japan: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.0057 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Japan, 1994–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Japan stood at 0.0057. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Japan peaked at 0.013 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0057, in 2020.
That places Japan 49th out of 77 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0119 | — |
| 1995 | 0.0115 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0107 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0105 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0103 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0117 | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.012 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0121 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.013 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0118 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0109 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0102 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.009 | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0077 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 | -14.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0057 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0767, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0108 | 0.0099 | 0.0119 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0114 | 0.0097 | 0.013 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 | 0.0067 | 0.009 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 | 0.0057 | 0.0057 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 46 Germany 0.0135 compare
- 47 Italy 0.0114 compare
- 48 Cape Verde 0.0059 compare
- 50 Switzerland 0.0021 compare
- 51 Russia 0.0001 compare
- 52 Albania 0
- 52 Azerbaijan 0
- 52 Bulgaria 0
- 52 Belarus 0
- 52 China 0
- 52 Cyprus 0
- 52 Finland 0 compare
- 52 Croatia 0
- 52 Kazakhstan 0
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 52 Moldova 0
- 52 Mexico 0
- 52 Marshall Islands 0
- 52 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 52 Myanmar 0 compare
- 52 Mongolia 0 compare
- 52 Peru 0
- 52 Palau 0
- 52 Rwanda 0
- 52 Senegal 0
- 52 Serbia 0 compare
- 52 Thailand 0 compare
- 52 Ukraine 0 compare
- 52 United States 0 compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 0
- 52 South Africa 0
More public sector data for Japan
- Arms imports 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 977.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 445.85 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 55.27 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Japan?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Japan was 0.0057 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.013 in 2003.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Japan ranks 49th out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, 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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.