Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Japan
Japan: Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality was 33.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Japan, 1984–2022
Source: Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Japan is 33.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Japan peaked at 39.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2022.
That places Japan 16th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 37.4% | — |
| 1993 | 37.6% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 39.8% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 39.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | -6.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 33.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.3%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 37.6% | 39.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 35.9% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 33.7% | 33.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,245 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Japan?
- Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality in Japan was 33.7% in 2022, according to Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest interpersonal trust vs. income inequality recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for interpersonal trust vs. income inequality?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interpersonal trust vs. income inequality rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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% of respondents replying "Most people can be trusted" when asked "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you need to be very careful in dealing with people?" Possible answers include "Most people can be trusted", "Do not know" and "Need to be very careful".