Austria vs Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap

Austria
69.87 Rate
in 2025
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
58.1 Rate
in 2025
Austria rank
3rd
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
1st

Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap over time

  • Austria
  • Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 69.87 Rate against 58.1 Rate in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), a difference of 11.77 Rate.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 3rd and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st of 42 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) Difference Ahead
2010s 48.66 Rate 47.74 Rate 0.92 Rate Austria
2020s 52.15 Rate 48.22 Rate 3.93 Rate Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap, Austria or Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
Austria, at 69.87 Rate against 58.1 Rate in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) as of 2025.
What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap between Austria and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
11.77 Rate, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
How do Austria and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
Austria ranks 3rd and Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap
Unit
Rate
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 972 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed