Belgium vs Japan: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap
Belgium
52.67 Rate
in 2025
Japan
52.8 Rate
in 2023
Belgium rank
10th
Japan rank
9th
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 52.8 Rate against 52.67 Rate in Belgium, a difference of 0.13 Rate.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Japan ranks 9th of 42 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.08 Rate | 53.68 Rate | 1.4 Rate | Belgium |
| 2010s | 57.49 Rate | 56.37 Rate | 1.12 Rate | Belgium |
| 2020s | 59.02 Rate | 46.25 Rate | 12.77 Rate | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap, Belgium or Japan?
- Japan, at 52.8 Rate against 52.67 Rate in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.13 Rate, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Japan ranks 9th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.