Japan vs Poland: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Japan
34.9%
in 2022
Poland
35.1%
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
Poland rank
23rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 35.1% against 34.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 25th and Poland ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 37.4% | 11.8% | Poland |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 33.0% | 7.4% | Poland |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 33.1% | 3.6% | Poland |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 35.5% | 1.6% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at 35.1% against 34.9% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Japan and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Japan ranks 25th and Poland ranks 23rd 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.