Greece vs Japan: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Greece
30.5 Rate
in 2025
Japan
31.5 Rate
in 2023
Greece rank
35th
Japan rank
32nd
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Greece
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 31.5 Rate against 30.5 Rate in Greece, a difference of 1 Rate.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 35th and Japan ranks 32nd of 44 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.92 Rate | 27.62 Rate | 8.3 Rate | Greece |
| 2010s | 36.67 Rate | 30.46 Rate | 6.21 Rate | Greece |
| 2020s | 33.77 Rate | 31.27 Rate | 2.5 Rate | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs, Greece or Japan?
- Japan, at 31.5 Rate against 30.5 Rate in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Greece and Japan?
- 1 Rate, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Japan rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Greece ranks 35th and Japan ranks 32nd of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.