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Guernsey vs Japan: tax rates compared
Between the two, Japan's income tax rate (55.9%) tops Guernsey's (20%) by 35.9pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Guernsey sits below it, Japan sits above it.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | GG | JP | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 55.9% | JP +35.9 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 0% | 29.7% | JP +29.7 pp |
| VAT | 0% | 10% | JP +10 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 20.3% | JP +20.3 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 20% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Japan | 55.9% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −35.9 pp | Japan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Japan | 29.7% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −29.7 pp | Japan higher |
Between the two, Japan's corporate tax rate (29.7%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 29.7pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Guernsey sits below it, Japan sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Japan | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Japan higher |
Between the two, Japan's VAT rate (10%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 10pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Japan's 2026-01-13, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey, Channel Islands, Individual - Income determination · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Japan | 20.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | −20.3 pp | Japan higher |
Between the two, Japan's capital gains tax rate (20.3%) tops Guernsey's (0%) by 20.3pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Guernsey sits below it, Japan sits above it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Japan's 2026-01-13, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Japan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Guernsey and Japan both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Guernsey's figure is dated 2025-12-17 and Japan's 2026-01-13, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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