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Japan vs Yemen: tax rates compared
Japan has an income tax rate of 55.9%, 35.9pp above Yemen's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Japan sits above it, Yemen sits below it. Japan's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Yemen's 2011-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | JP | YE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 55.9% | 20% | JP +35.9 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 29.7% | 20% | JP +9.7 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 55.9% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Yemen | 20% | Source: Yemen Tax Authority — Executive Regulations of Income Tax Law No. 17 of 2010 (Minister of Finance Decision No. 508 of 2010), Articles 76-77 · as of 2011-01-01 |
| Difference | +35.9 pp | Japan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 29.7% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Yemen | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +9.7 pp | Japan higher |
Japan has a corporate tax rate of 29.7%, 9.7pp above Yemen's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Japan sits above it, Yemen sits below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Japan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Yemen | 0% | Source: Yemen Tax Authority — About the Tax Authority · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Japan and Yemen share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.