Costa Rica vs Japan: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.67 Factor of average annual wage against 5.97 Factor of average annual wage in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.7 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Japan ranks 9th of 29 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.38 Factor of average annual wage | 4.52 Factor of average annual wage | 2.14 Factor of average annual wage | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.48 Factor of average annual wage | 6.61 Factor of average annual wage | 4.13 Factor of average annual wage | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.25 Factor of average annual wage | 8.2 Factor of average annual wage | 1.95 Factor of average annual wage | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Japan, at 7.67 Factor of average annual wage against 5.97 Factor of average annual wage in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 1.7 Factor of average annual wage, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Japan ranks 9th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household