Belgium vs Poland: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Belgium
37.9 Rate
in 2025
Poland
38.2 Rate
in 2025
Belgium rank
16th
Poland rank
14th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 38.2 Rate against 37.9 Rate in Belgium, a difference of 0.3 Rate.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and Poland ranks 14th of 44 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.04 Rate | 36.42 Rate | 13.62 Rate | Belgium |
| 2010s | 48.72 Rate | 34.62 Rate | 14.1 Rate | Belgium |
| 2020s | 43.12 Rate | 34.78 Rate | 8.33 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 Poland?
- Poland, at 38.2 Rate against 37.9 Rate in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Belgium and Poland?
- 0.3 Rate, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Poland ranks 14th 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.