Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Japan
Japan: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 30.7 Rate in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.7 Rate
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
34th
of 44 countries
All-time high
31.5 Rate
in 2023
All-time low
26.1 Rate
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Japan recorded 30.7 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Japan peaked at 31.5 Rate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.1 Rate, in 2003.
That places Japan 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Japan, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.7 Rate | — |
| 2001 | 28.7 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 26.1 Rate | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 26.1 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.5 Rate | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 27.5 Rate | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 27.8 Rate | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 28 Rate | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.8 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 28.9 Rate | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 29.5 Rate | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 29.9 Rate | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 30.3 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 30.6 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 30.9 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 31 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.1 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.2 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.2 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.2 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.2 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.2 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.5 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 30.7 Rate | -2.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 30.7 Rate is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.4 Rate, 84% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.62 Rate | 26.1 Rate | 29 Rate | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.46 Rate | 28.9 Rate | 31.2 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.16 Rate | 30.7 Rate | 31.5 Rate | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 31 Luxembourg 33.7 Rate compare
- 32 Portugal 32.5 Rate compare
- 33 Norway 32.3 Rate compare
- 34 Netherlands 30.7 Rate compare
- 36 United States 27.6 Rate compare
- 37 United States 27.5 Rate compare
More work & labour data for Japan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4728 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 103,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,756 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Japan?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Japan was 30.7 Rate in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5 Rate in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 Rate in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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