Japan or Sweden: which taxes less?

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

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

Japan

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Tax Japan Sweden Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 29.74% 20.6% +9.1 points
Personal income tax top bracket 15.11% to 55.95% 32% to 52% +4.0 points
VAT standard rate 10% 25% −15.0 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%

Sweden

n/a

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