Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Bulgaria
34.9
in 2025
Lithuania
35.7
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
27th
Lithuania rank
25th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 35.7 against 34.9 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.8.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Lithuania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 27th and Lithuania ranks 25th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.45 | 39.55 | 5.1 | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 33.82 | 38.35 | 4.53 | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 34.9 | 34.58 | 0.3167 | Bulgaria |
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, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 35.7 against 34.9 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.8, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Bulgaria ranks 27th and Lithuania ranks 25th 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.