Italy vs Sweden: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Italy
39.3 Rate
in 2025
Sweden
40.4 Rate
in 2025
Italy rank
10th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 40.4 Rate against 39.3 Rate in Italy, a difference of 1.1 Rate.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.91 Rate | 45.73 Rate | 2.82 Rate | Sweden |
| 2010s | 42.41 Rate | 40.74 Rate | 1.67 Rate | Italy |
| 2020s | 39.18 Rate | 39.8 Rate | 0.6167 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, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 40.4 Rate against 39.3 Rate in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Italy and Sweden?
- 1.1 Rate, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Italy ranks 10th 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.