Japan vs Netherlands: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Japan
31.5 Rate
in 2023
Netherlands
30.7 Rate
in 2025
Japan rank
32nd
Netherlands rank
33rd
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 31.5 Rate against 30.7 Rate in Netherlands, a difference of 0.8 Rate.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.62 Rate | 37.75 Rate | 10.13 Rate | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 30.46 Rate | 31.83 Rate | 1.37 Rate | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 31.27 Rate | 27.9 Rate | 3.38 Rate | Japan |
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 Netherlands?
- Japan, at 31.5 Rate against 30.7 Rate in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.8 Rate, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 33rd 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.