Czechia vs Sweden: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Czechia
39.6 Rate
in 2025
Sweden
40.4 Rate
in 2025
Czechia rank
9th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 40.4 Rate against 39.6 Rate in Czechia, a difference of 0.8 Rate.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Czechia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 8th of 44 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.92 Rate | 45.73 Rate | 4.81 Rate | Sweden |
| 2010s | 40.15 Rate | 40.74 Rate | 0.59 Rate | Sweden |
| 2020s | 39 Rate | 39.8 Rate | 0.8 Rate | Sweden |
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, Czechia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 40.4 Rate against 39.6 Rate in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.8 Rate, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Czechia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 8th 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.