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Guernsey vs Japan: tax rates compared

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.

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

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%GG 0%JP 29.7%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guernsey0%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−29.7 ppJapan higherlargest gap on this page

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%GG 0%JP 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Guernsey0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Guernsey (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17
Japan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed 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.

Not covered for both countries yet: Income Tax, VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.