Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Japan

Japan: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 73.33 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
73.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
75
in 2010
All-time low
56.67
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Japan, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 56.72006: 56.72007: 56.72008: 56.72009: 56.72010: 752011: 752012: 752013: 752014: 73.32015: 73.32016: 73.32017: 73.32018: 73.32019: 73.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Japan is 73.33, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Japan peaked at 75 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 56.67, in 2005.

Japan ranks 93rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Japan, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 56.67 —
2006 56.67 +0.0%
2007 56.67 +0.0%
2008 56.67 +0.0%
2009 56.67 +0.0%
2010 75 +32.4%
2011 75 +0.0%
2012 75 +0.0%
2013 75 +0.0%
2014 73.33 -2.2%
2015 73.33 +0.0%
2016 73.33 +0.0%
2017 73.33 +0.0%
2018 73.33 +0.0%
2019 73.33 +0.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 73.33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 83% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 73.33 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.17, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.67 56.67 56.67 5
2010s 74 73.33 75 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 93 Afghanistan 73.33 compare
  2. 93 Libya 73.33 compare
  3. 93 Mongolia 73.33 compare
  4. 93 Paraguay 73.33 compare
  5. 93 Switzerland 73.33 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Japan?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Japan was 73.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 75 in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 56.67 in 2005.
How does Japan rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Japan ranks 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.