Japan vs Latvia: Tax rate
Japan
20.08 Rate
in 2023
Latvia
21.41 Rate
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Latvia rank
14th
Tax rate over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 21.41 Rate against 20.08 Rate in Japan, a difference of 1.33 Rate.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 14th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.27 Rate | 24.93 Rate | 7.65 Rate | Latvia |
| 2010s | 19.36 Rate | 26.1 Rate | 6.74 Rate | Latvia |
| 2020s | 19.89 Rate | 18.77 Rate | 1.12 Rate | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 21.41 Rate against 20.08 Rate in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate between Japan and Latvia?
- 1.33 Rate, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for tax rate?
- Japan ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 14th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.