Japan vs Latvia: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Japan
7.67 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Latvia
0 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
Latvia rank
7th
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.67 Factor of average annual wage against 0 Factor of average annual wage in Latvia, a difference of 7.67 Factor of average annual wage.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 7th of 29 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.52 Factor of average annual wage | 0.1472 Factor of average annual wage | 4.37 Factor of average annual wage | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.61 Factor of average annual wage | 1.04 Factor of average annual wage | 5.56 Factor of average annual wage | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.2 Factor of average annual wage | 3.6 Factor of average annual wage | 4.6 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, Japan or Latvia?
- Japan, at 7.67 Factor of average annual wage against 0 Factor of average annual wage in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Japan and Latvia?
- 7.67 Factor of average annual wage, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Japan ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 7th 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