Tax Revenue Data: How Much Do the National Government, Prefectures and Municipalities Collect?
We compiled national tax revenue (general account, trends by tax item, up to the preliminary settlement figures for FY2025) and the local tax revenue of all 47 prefectures and 1,741 municipalities nationwide, from data published by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. You can also search the tax revenue of your own town and how it is spent (expenditures by purpose).
Look up your town's tax revenue
* All 1,741 municipalities nationwide (including Tokyo's 23 wards); FY2024 (Reiwa 6) settlement. In addition to tax revenue (total local tax, individual residence tax, corporate residence tax, fixed asset tax), we also show how it is spent (total expenditure, welfare, education, infrastructure such as roads, and debt repayment).
National tax revenue trends (general account, FY1979–FY2025)
You can see tax revenue continuing to set record highs, surpassing the bubble-era peak. For FY2025, the preliminary settlement figure was ¥84.2 trillion — a record high for the sixth year running. Income tax and corporate tax were once the mainstays, but consumption tax is now the largest tax item (corporate tax is also at its highest level in 36 years).
| Fiscal year | Total tax revenue | Income tax | Corporate tax | Consumption tax | Breakdown |
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* FY2025 is a preliminary settlement figure (provisional value published by the Ministry of Finance in July 2026). It will be updated once the finalized settlement amount is released.
Prefectural tax revenue ranking
Local tax revenue of the prefectures (settlement amounts). The heavy concentration in Tokyo is clearly visible.
| Rank | Prefecture | Local tax revenue | Share |
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How prefectures spend tax money (expenditures by purpose)
This shows what the collected taxes are used for, based on expenditures by purpose (FY2024/Reiwa 6 settlement). In many prefectures the largest use is welfare expenditure (welfare, child-rearing, public assistance, etc.), followed by education, civil engineering, and public debt service (debt repayment). The surplus left unspent (the real balance, i.e., the so-called settlement surplus) is shown at the far right.
| Rank | Prefecture | Total expenditure | Welfare welfare & child-rearing | Education | Civil engineering roads, rivers, etc. | Public debt service debt repayment | Real balance surplus left over |
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National tax revenue is based on the Ministry of Finance's "Trends in General Account Tax Revenue" (settlement amounts; only FY2025 is a preliminary settlement figure = provisional value); prefectures and municipalities are based on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' "Survey of Settlement Status" (all FY2024/Reiwa 6 settlement). Local tax revenue includes residence tax, enterprise tax, fixed asset tax, local consumption tax, and more. How it is spent (expenditures by purpose) comes from the expenditure breakdown of that same survey; funding sources include, in addition to local taxes, local allocation tax grants, national treasury disbursements, and local government bonds (this is why total expenditure exceeds tax revenue). The real balance (surplus) is "revenue − expenditure − funds to be carried over to the next fiscal year." We will update this as each settlement year is released.
FAQ
Which tax item is the largest in national tax revenue?
Consumption tax. In the FY2025 preliminary settlement figures, consumption tax was the largest at about ¥26.0 trillion, followed by income tax at about ¥25.3 trillion and corporate tax at about ¥21.7 trillion; total tax revenue reached about ¥84.2 trillion, a record high for the sixth year in a row. Around 1990, income tax and corporate tax were central, but the composition shifted as the consumption tax rate was raised.
What determines a municipality's tax revenue?
The mainstays are individual residence tax (residents' income) and fixed asset tax (land, houses, and depreciable assets); these two make up most of municipal tax. Factors such as a large population, high land prices, and large factories or power plants push tax revenue up.
Why is Tokyo's tax revenue so exceptionally high?
Because the headquarters of large corporations are concentrated there, making corporate-related tax revenue large, and many high earners live there, making residence tax large. In addition, Tokyo operates a special system under which, within the 23 wards, taxes that would normally be municipal — such as fixed asset tax — are collected as metropolitan taxes.
Can I also see how the taxes I paid are used?
Yes. When you search by municipality name, the total expenditure of that local government and its main uses (welfare expenditure = welfare & child-rearing, education, civil engineering, and public debt service = debt repayment) are shown. Prefectural uses are also listed. In addition, spending at the individual-project level can be checked through the Administrative Project Review, and which companies received subsidies can be checked in this site's subsidy award database.
What is welfare expenditure (minsei-hi)?
A collective term for money spent on welfare, including child welfare (nurseries, child allowances, etc.), elderly welfare, welfare for people with disabilities, and public assistance. In many municipalities it is the single largest use, accounting for 30–40% of expenditure.
What is the surplus (real balance)?
It is the money ultimately left after subtracting expenditure and funds carried over to the next fiscal year from that year's revenue. It corresponds to the so-called settlement surplus; if positive, it is set aside as savings (such as a fiscal adjustment fund) or used as a funding source for the next fiscal year. A local government with a negative figure (real deficit) is a sign of worsening finances; in the FY2024 (Reiwa 6) settlement, no municipality had a real deficit.
Sources / disclaimer
Sources: compiled and processed from Ministry of Finance — Materials on tax revenue (in Japanese) / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications — Survey of Prefectural Settlement Status (in Japanese) / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications — Survey of Settlement Status by Municipality (in Japanese).
This page provides information based on published data and does not guarantee its accuracy or timeliness. Amounts are rounded to the displayed unit.
Related reading: Subsidy award database / How residence tax works and how to calculate it / Calculating fixed asset tax