Belgium vs France: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap
Belgium
52.67 Rate
in 2025
France
51.37 Rate
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
France rank
13th
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 52.67 Rate against 51.37 Rate in France, a difference of 1.3 Rate.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and France ranks 13th of 42 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.08 Rate | 44.73 Rate | 10.34 Rate | Belgium |
| 2010s | 57.49 Rate | 55.31 Rate | 2.18 Rate | Belgium |
| 2020s | 56.65 Rate | 51.48 Rate | 5.16 Rate | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap, Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 52.67 Rate against 51.37 Rate in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap between Belgium and France?
- 1.3 Rate, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Belgium ranks 10th and France ranks 13th 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.