Top personal income tax rate, central government (highest marginal rate, OECD): Japan

The latest reading SOTW holds for Japan is 45.00% for 2025, from OECD.

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Annual · % · OECD.L.TAX.PIT.TOP.CENTRAL.A · JPN

Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the OECD Tax Database as the OECD publishes it; not individually reviewed by SOTW. Statutory rates in percent for the tax year shown.

Latest
45.00
% · 2025
Previous
45.00
% · 2024
Earliest held
37.00
% · 2000
Readings shown
26
Every reading SOTW holds

Japan · history

% · Annual

Source: OECD. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:15:29.909Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Top personal income tax rate, central government (highest marginal rate, OECD): Japan: 26 readings, newest first. Source: OECD.
PeriodValue (%)
202545.00
202445.00
202345.00
202245.00
202145.00
202045.00
201945.00
201845.00
201745.00
201645.00
201545.00
201440.00
201340.00
201240.00
201140.00
201040.00
200940.00
200840.00
200740.00
200637.00
200537.00
200437.00
200337.00
200237.00
200137.00
200037.00

Source: OECD. All 26 readings held, 2000 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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