Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Japan

Japan: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 71.1 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
71.1
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
26th
of 33 countries
All-time high
77.6
in 2001
All-time low
70.1
in 2019
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Japan, 2001–2023

0204060802001201220232001: 77.62002: 772003: 74.12004: 74.92005: 74.72006: 74.92007: 75.62008: 75.82009: 74.82010: 75.82011: 752012: 73.22013: 76.42014: 75.52015: 74.82016: 74.62017: 73.82018: 75.22019: 70.12020: 70.12021: 70.72022: 73.42023: 71.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Japan is 71.1, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Japan peaked at 77.6 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 70.1, in 2019.

That places Japan 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Japan, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 77.6
2002 77 -0.8%
2003 74.1 -3.8%
2004 74.9 +1.1%
2005 74.7 -0.3%
2006 74.9 +0.3%
2007 75.6 +0.9%
2008 75.8 +0.3%
2009 74.8 -1.3%
2010 75.8 +1.3%
2011 75 -1.1%
2012 73.2 -2.4%
2013 76.4 +4.4%
2014 75.5 -1.2%
2015 74.8 -0.9%
2016 74.6 -0.3%
2017 73.8 -1.1%
2018 75.2 +1.9%
2019 70.1 -6.8%
2020 70.1 +0.0%
2021 70.7 +0.9%
2022 73.4 +3.8%
2023 71.1 -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.49 74.1 77.6 9
2010s 74.44 70.1 76.4 10
2020s 71.33 70.1 73.4 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 23 Estonia 72.88 compare
  2. 24 France 72.81 compare
  3. 25 Slovenia 72.71 compare
  4. 27 Finland 68.88 compare
  5. 28 Cyprus 67.43 compare
  6. 29 Slovakia 64.32 compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Japan?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Japan was 71.1 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 77.6 in 2001.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 70.1 in 2019.
How does Japan rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Japan ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 836 data points, 2001–2025
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