Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Japan

Japan: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 70.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
70.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
137th
of 191 countries
All-time high
70.3%
in 2019
All-time low
57.9%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Japan, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 62.72006: 62.72007: 62.72008: 57.92009: 58.62010: 70.22011: 692012: 67.82013: 67.22014: 64.82015: 64.72016: 67.12017: 69.32018: 70.32019: 70.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Japan stood at 70.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Japan peaked at 70.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2008.

Japan ranks 137th 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Japan, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 62.7%
2006 62.7% +0.0%
2007 62.7% +0.0%
2008 57.9% -7.5%
2009 58.6% +1.2%
2010 70.2% +19.8%
2011 69.0% -1.8%
2012 67.8% -1.8%
2013 67.2% -0.7%
2014 64.8% -3.6%
2015 64.7% -0.2%
2016 67.1% +3.6%
2017 69.3% +3.3%
2018 70.3% +1.4%
2019 70.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.9% 57.9% 62.7% 5
2010s 68.1% 64.7% 70.3% 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 134 Czechia 71.2% compare
  2. 135 Russian Federation 71.1% compare
  3. 136 Liberia 71.1% compare
  4. 138 Spain 69.9% compare
  5. 139 Gabon 69.7% compare
  6. 140 Niger 69.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Japan?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Japan was 70.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2008.
How does Japan rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Japan ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.