In the fiscal year 2024, total national tax revenue of around **** 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 **** 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 levels. Total tax revenue in Japan amounted to over ***Â trillion yen in fiscal 2024. The national tax revenue share accounts for the majority in this. 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.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (February 28, 2026). Revenue from national taxes in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2024 with forecasts until 2026 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1047951/japan-national-tax-revenue/
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Revenue from national taxes in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2024 with forecasts until 2026 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), February 28, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1047951/japan-national-tax-revenue/