Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Japan
Japan: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 52.8 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Japan, 2001–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Japan is 52.8, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Japan peaked at 61.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2022.
That places Japan 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53.3 | — |
| 2002 | 53 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.4 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 52.6 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 51.9 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 53.6 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 54.6 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 55 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 58.7 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 61.2 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 60.6 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.6 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 61.3 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 58.9 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 55.3 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 54.4 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 54.6 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.7 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 44.1 | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 44.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 44.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 52.8 | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.68 | 50.4 | 58.7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.37 | 44.1 | 61.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.25 | 44 | 52.8 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Japan?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Japan was 52.8 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Japan ranks 8th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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