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Hong Kong vs Japan: tax rates compared

Japan has a corporate tax rate of 29.7%, 13.2pp above Hong Kong's 16.5%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Hong Kong 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%HK 16.5%JP 29.7%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Hong Kong16.5%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−13.2 ppJapan higherlargest gap on this page

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%HK 0%JP 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Hong Kong0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Japan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Hong Kong and Japan share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Hong Kong's figure is dated 2025-12-31 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.