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

Latest (2020)
0.0057
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
49th
of 77 countries
All-time high
0.013
in 2003
All-time low
0.0057
in 2020
Years of data
27
1994–2020

Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Japan, 1994–2020

00.0050.010.0151994200720201994: 0.0121995: 0.0111996: 0.0111997: 0.0111998: 0.011999: 0.012000: 0.0122001: 0.0122002: 0.0122003: 0.0132004: 0.0122005: 0.0112006: 0.0112007: 0.0112008: 0.012009: 0.012010: 0.0082011: 0.0092012: 0.0092013: 0.0082014: 0.0082015: 0.0082016: 0.0072017: 0.0072018: 0.0072019: 0.0072020: 0.006

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

Annual values for Social contributions, 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 0.0119
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 46 Germany 0.0135 compare
  2. 47 Italy 0.0114 compare
  3. 48 Cape Verde 0.0059 compare
  4. 50 Switzerland 0.0021 compare
  5. 51 Russia 0.0001 compare
  6. 52 Albania 0
  7. 52 Azerbaijan 0
  8. 52 Bulgaria 0
  9. 52 Belarus 0
  10. 52 China 0
  11. 52 Cyprus 0
  12. 52 Finland 0 compare
  13. 52 Croatia 0
  14. 52 Kazakhstan 0
  15. 52 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
  16. 52 Moldova 0
  17. 52 Mexico 0
  18. 52 Marshall Islands 0
  19. 52 North Macedonia 0 compare
  20. 52 Myanmar 0 compare
  21. 52 Mongolia 0 compare
  22. 52 Peru 0
  23. 52 Palau 0
  24. 52 Rwanda 0
  25. 52 Senegal 0
  26. 52 Serbia 0 compare
  27. 52 Thailand 0 compare
  28. 52 Ukraine 0 compare
  29. 52 United States 0 compare
  30. 52 Uzbekistan 0
  31. 52 South Africa 0

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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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Social contributions, 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
77 places, 1,571 data points, 1972–2020
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