Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs Sweden: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
37.7 Rate
in 2025
Sweden
40.4 Rate
in 2025
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
5th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 40.4 Rate against 37.7 Rate in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), a difference of 2.7 Rate.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ahead.
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 8th of 5 regions.
Across the 2 decades both report, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.17 Rate | 40.74 Rate | 0.4286 Rate | Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) |
| 2020s | 38.83 Rate | 39.8 Rate | 0.9667 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, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 40.4 Rate against 37.7 Rate in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Sweden?
- 2.7 Rate, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Sweden?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2025.
- How do Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Sweden rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 8th 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.