Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) vs Slovakia: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
39.6
in 2022
Slovakia
43.6
in 2025
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank
1st
Slovakia rank
3rd
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 43.6 against 39.6 in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), a difference of 4.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)'s.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) has been ahead every year.
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 3rd of 5 regions.
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.26 | 35.6 | 6.66 | Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) |
| 2010s | 41.64 | 38.34 | 3.3 | Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) |
| 2020s | 39.67 | 39.23 | 0.4333 | Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) |
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, Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 43.6 against 39.6 in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Slovakia?
- 4, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Slovakia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Slovakia rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 3rd of 5 regions.
- 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.