Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Japan
Japan: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 59.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
59.9%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
83rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
64.5%
in 2012
All-time low
59.9%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Japan, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 59.9% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Japan peaked at 64.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 2022.
Japan ranks 83rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 63.1% | — |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | -1.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 59.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 81% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 59.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 63.1% | 64.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 59.9% | 61.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 80 Canada 63.3% compare
- 81 Russian Federation 61.0% compare
- 82 South Africa 60.1% compare
- 84 Norway 59.6% compare
- 85 Switzerland 59.0% compare
- 86 Tajikistan 59.0% compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Japan?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Japan was 59.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Japan ranks 83rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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