Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Japan
34.9%
in 2022
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
34.9%
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
24th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 34.9% against 34.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Japan ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th of 187 countries.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.5% | 31.9% | 5.5% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 29.5% | 3.5% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 32.1% | 6.5% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 32.3% | 2.8% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 34.1% | 0.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 34.9% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Japan ranks 25th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 24th 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.