Canada vs Japan: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Canada
34.8%
in 2023
Japan
34.9%
in 2022
Canada rank
26th
Japan rank
25th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 34.9% against 34.8% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and Japan ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.9% | 26.5% | 6.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 26.0% | 9.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 25.6% | 7.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 29.5% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 33.9% | 0.5% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 34.9% against 34.8% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Canada and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Canada ranks 26th and Japan ranks 25th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.