Tax rate in Japan

Japan: Tax rate was 20.08 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.08
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
17th
of 44 countries
All-time high
20.08
in 2023
All-time low
16.2
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Tax rate in Japan, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 17.82001: 17.82002: 182003: 16.22004: 16.22005: 16.52006: 17.22007: 17.72008: 17.82009: 17.62010: 18.32011: 18.72012: 192013: 19.22014: 19.52015: 19.72016: 19.82017: 19.82018: 19.92019: 19.92020: 19.82021: 19.82022: 19.92023: 20.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2023, tax rate in Japan stood at 20.08. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate in Japan peaked at 20.08 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.2, in 2003.

Japan ranks 17th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Tax rate in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate in Japan, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 17.76 —
2001 17.79 +0.2%
2002 18.02 +1.3%
2003 16.2 -10.1%
2004 16.21 +0.1%
2005 16.46 +1.5%
2006 17.22 +4.6%
2007 17.66 +2.6%
2008 17.76 +0.6%
2009 17.64 -0.7%
2010 18.29 +3.7%
2011 18.69 +2.2%
2012 18.98 +1.6%
2013 19.18 +1.1%
2014 19.46 +1.5%
2015 19.68 +1.1%
2016 19.77 +0.5%
2017 19.81 +0.2%
2018 19.88 +0.4%
2019 19.89 +0.1%
2020 19.81 -0.4%
2021 19.81 +0.0%
2022 19.86 +0.3%
2023 20.08 +1.1%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 20.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.59, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.27 16.2 18.02 10
2010s 19.36 18.29 19.89 10
2020s 19.89 19.81 20.08 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 14 Latvia 21.41 compare
  2. 15 France 20.98 compare
  3. 16 Slovakia 20.83 compare
  4. 17 Norway 20.08 compare
  5. 19 United States 19.85 compare
  6. 19 United States 19.85 compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate in Japan?
Tax rate in Japan was 20.08 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 20.08 in 2023.
What is the lowest tax rate recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 16.2 in 2003.
How does Japan rank for tax rate?
Japan ranks 17th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax rate rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax rate
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,129 data points, 2000–2025
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