Paying taxes: Profit tax in Japan
Japan: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 23.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Japan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
Japan recorded 23.9% for paying taxes: profit tax in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Japan peaked at 34.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2019.
Japan ranks 34th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.4% | — |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 27.4% | 34.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.9% | 28.0% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Japan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in Japan?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Japan was 23.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.