Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Japan
Japan: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 9.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2020
All-time low
4.8%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Japan, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Japan stood at 9.1%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Japan peaked at 9.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2008.
Japan ranks 132nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.8% | — |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +55.7% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 9.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 57% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 9.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 129 Cuba 10.0% compare
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- 132 Cambodia 9.1% compare
- 132 South Korea 9.1% compare
- 132 Paraguay 9.1% compare
- 132 Bahrain 9.1% compare
- 132 Mongolia 9.1% compare
- 132 Papua New Guinea 9.1% compare
- 132 Liberia 9.1% compare
- 132 Australia 9.1% compare
- 132 Solomon Islands 9.1% compare
- 132 Comoros 9.1% compare
- 132 Laos 9.1% compare
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More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Japan?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Japan was 9.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Japan ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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