Belgium vs Latvia: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Belgium
37.9 Rate
in 2025
Latvia
37.8 Rate
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
Latvia rank
17th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Belgium
- Latvia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 37.9 Rate against 37.8 Rate in Latvia, a difference of 0.1 Rate.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and Latvia ranks 17th of 44 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.04 Rate | 41.25 Rate | 8.79 Rate | Belgium |
| 2010s | 48.72 Rate | 41.81 Rate | 6.91 Rate | Belgium |
| 2020s | 43.12 Rate | 37.97 Rate | 5.15 Rate | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs, Belgium or Latvia?
- Belgium, at 37.9 Rate against 37.8 Rate in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Belgium and Latvia?
- 0.1 Rate, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Latvia ranks 17th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.