Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Japan
Japan: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 0.6495 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Japan, 1973–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Japan stood at 0.6495.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Japan peaked at 0.7249 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5489, in 2008.
That places Japan 59th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7249 | — |
| 1974 | 0.6957 | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6855 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6783 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6697 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7005 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6804 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6848 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6748 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6716 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6735 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.665 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6658 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6673 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6574 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6549 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6619 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6677 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6643 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6583 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6455 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6578 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6421 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6628 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6451 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6361 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6313 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6453 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6577 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6489 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5954 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5489 | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5527 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5987 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.615 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6212 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6393 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6391 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.636 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6257 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6459 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6472 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6327 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6495 | +2.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6495 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8985, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6495 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 65% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6907 | 0.6697 | 0.7249 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6677 | 0.6549 | 0.6848 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.656 | 0.6421 | 0.6677 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6224 | 0.5489 | 0.6628 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6301 | 0.5987 | 0.6472 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6495 | 0.6495 | 0.6495 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Japan?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Japan was 0.6495 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7249 in 1973.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5489 in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- Japan ranks 59th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, 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.