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Czechia vs Japan: tax rates compared

Japan's income tax rate is 32.9pp higher than Czechia's (55.9% vs 23%). The 200-country average is 28%: Czechia sits below it, Japan sits above it.

Verified data covers six of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income23%55.9%Corporate21%29.7%VAT10%21%Capital Gains0%20.3%Crypto0%55%Wealth Tax0%
six shared taxes, side by side
Tax CZ JPDifference
Income Tax23%55.9%JP +32.9 pp
Corporate Tax21%29.7%JP +8.7 pp
VAT21%10%CZ +11 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%20.3%JP +20.3 pp
Crypto Tax0%55%JP +55 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Czechia23%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Japan55.9%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−32.9 ppJapan higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Czechia21%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Japan29.7%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−8.7 ppJapan higher

Japan's corporate tax rate is 8.7pp higher than Czechia's (29.7% vs 21%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Czechia sits below it, Japan sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Czechia21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Czech Republic (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-07
Japan10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference+11 ppCzechia higher

Czechia's VAT rate is 11pp higher than Japan's (21% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Czechia sits above it, Japan sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Czechia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Czech Republic (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-07
Japan20.3%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference−20.3 ppJapan higher

Japan's capital gains tax rate is 20.3pp higher than Czechia's (20.3% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Czechia sits below it, Japan sits above it.

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Czechia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Czech Republic (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-07
Japan55%Source: PWC Japan — Japan Tax Update: Overview of 2026 Tax Reform Proposals (December 2025) · as of 2025-12-19
Difference−55 ppJapan higher

Japan's crypto tax rate is 55pp higher than Czechia's (55% vs 0%). The 88-country average is 13%: Czechia sits below it, Japan sits above it. Czechia's figure is dated 2026-01-07 and Japan's 2025-12-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Czechia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Czech Republic (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-07
Japan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Czechia's wealth tax rate is identical to Japan's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.