Japan vs Luxembourg: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Japan
31.5 Rate
in 2023
Luxembourg
32.9 Rate
in 2025
Japan rank
32nd
Luxembourg rank
29th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 32.9 Rate against 31.5 Rate in Japan, a difference of 1.4 Rate.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 29th of 44 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.62 Rate | 27.76 Rate | 0.14 Rate | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 30.46 Rate | 30.89 Rate | 0.43 Rate | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 31.27 Rate | 32.15 Rate | 0.875 Rate | Luxembourg |
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, Japan or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 32.9 Rate against 31.5 Rate in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 1.4 Rate, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 29th 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.