Japan vs Portugal: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 11.58 Factor of average annual wage against 7.67 Factor of average annual wage in Japan, a difference of 3.91 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 6th of 29 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.52 Factor of average annual wage | 4.57 Factor of average annual wage | 0.052 Factor of average annual wage | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.61 Factor of average annual wage | 14.76 Factor of average annual wage | 8.15 Factor of average annual wage | Portugal |
| 2020s | 8.2 Factor of average annual wage | 13.38 Factor of average annual wage | 5.18 Factor of average annual wage | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 11.58 Factor of average annual wage against 7.67 Factor of average annual wage in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Japan and Portugal?
- 3.91 Factor of average annual wage, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Japan ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 6th 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