Belgium vs Sweden: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap
Belgium
52.67 Rate
in 2025
Sweden
53.27 Rate
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 53.27 Rate against 52.67 Rate in Belgium, a difference of 0.6 Rate.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 42 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.08 Rate | 53.78 Rate | 1.3 Rate | Belgium |
| 2010s | 57.49 Rate | 39.07 Rate | 18.42 Rate | Belgium |
| 2020s | 56.65 Rate | 40.8 Rate | 15.85 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 53.27 Rate against 52.67 Rate in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0.6 Rate, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th 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.