Germany 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
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.67 Factor of average annual wage against 4.42 Factor of average annual wage in Germany, a difference of 3.25 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 11th 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 | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.97 Factor of average annual wage | 4.52 Factor of average annual wage | 1.55 Factor of average annual wage | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.67 Factor of average annual wage | 6.61 Factor of average annual wage | 0.9413 Factor of average annual wage | Japan |
| 2020s | 5 Factor of average annual wage | 8.2 Factor of average annual wage | 3.2 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, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 7.67 Factor of average annual wage against 4.42 Factor of average annual wage in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Germany and Japan?
- 3.25 Factor of average annual wage, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Germany ranks 11th 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