El Salvador vs Japan: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions

El Salvador
18.3%
in 2019
Japan
18.6%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
75th
Japan rank
72nd

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions over time

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
05101520200520122019

How they compare

Japan currently reports 18.6% against 18.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.

El Salvador ranks 75th and Japan ranks 72nd of 190 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 17.2% 18.5% 1.3% Japan
2010s 17.3% 17.7% 0.4% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: labor tax and contributions, El Salvador or Japan?
Japan, at 18.6% against 18.3% in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: labor tax and contributions between El Salvador and Japan?
0.3%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
El Salvador ranks 75th and Japan ranks 72nd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.