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Japan vs Singapore: tax rates compared

Japan has a corporate tax rate of 29.7%, 12.7pp above Singapore's 17%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Japan sits above it, Singapore sits below 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%JP 29.7%SG 17%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Japan29.7%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Singapore17%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+12.7 ppJapan higherlargest gap on this page

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%JP 0%SG 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Japan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Singapore0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Singapore (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Japan and Singapore share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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