Japan vs Tunisia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Japan
34.9%
in 2022
Tunisia
34.8%
in 2022
Japan rank
25th
Tunisia rank
27th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Japan
- Tunisia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 34.9% against 34.8% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 25th and Tunisia ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 22.7% | 4.5% | Japan |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 21.6% | 4.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 23.8% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 28.7% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.2% | 0.7% | Japan |
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 Tunisia?
- Japan, at 34.9% against 34.8% in Tunisia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Japan and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tunisia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Tunisia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Japan ranks 25th and Tunisia ranks 27th 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.