In the fiscal year 2022, a total national tax revenue of around 76.3 trillion Japanese yen was reported in Japan. The main sources of national tax revenue were consumption tax, income tax, and corporation tax.
Taxes and other government revenue
Taxes are the main source of income for the government. They are collected to finance public services, infrastructure, and other government spending. Taxes accounted for around 61 percent of the government’s general account revenue. However, expenditure has exceeded the revenue from tax and other income sources for the past decades. To make up for fiscal deficits, government expenditure is partly financed by debt, such as special deficit-financing bonds and construction bonds.
Local governments
Taxes in Japan are levied by the central government and local governments. On the local level, taxes are collected on both, the prefectural and municipal level. Total tax revenue in Japan amounted to 120.4 trillion yen in fiscal 2022. The national tax revenue share in this was roughly 63 percent. At the same time, local government expenditure made up 56 percent of the total government expenditure in Japan. This is why a part of the national tax revenue is allocated to local governments, in the form of local allocation taxes, local transfer taxes, and special grants to local governments.
Revenue from national taxes in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024
(in trillion Japanese yen)
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (February 29, 2024). Revenue from national taxes in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047951/japan-national-tax-revenue/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Revenue from national taxes in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. February 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047951/japan-national-tax-revenue/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2024). Revenue from national taxes in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047951/japan-national-tax-revenue/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Revenue from National Taxes in Japan from Fiscal Year 2015 to 2022 with Forecasts until 2024 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047951/japan-national-tax-revenue/
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Revenue from national taxes in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047951/japan-national-tax-revenue/ (last visited October 14, 2024)
Revenue from national taxes in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2022 with forecasts until 2024 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), February 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1047951/japan-national-tax-revenue/