Japan or Netherlands: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Level pegging: Japan and Netherlands weigh about the same on the taxpayer.

Japan

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Tax Japan Netherlands Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 29.74% 25.8% +3.9 points
Personal income tax top bracket 15.11% to 55.95% 36.97% to 49.5% +6.5 points
VAT standard rate 10% 21% −11.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Japan

Combined effective rate national, prefectural and municipal 29.74%
National tax 23.2%
SMEs, first bracket capital up to 100 million yen 15%

Netherlands

Standard companies 25.8%
First profit bracket Up to €200,000 19%
See the Japan page See the Netherlands page