Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Luxembourg
33.7
in 2025
Netherlands
34.4
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
31st
Netherlands rank
30th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 34.4 against 33.7 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.7.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 30th of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.76 | 37.75 | 9.99 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 30.89 | 31.83 | 0.94 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 32.63 | 29.98 | 2.65 | Luxembourg |
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, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 34.4 against 33.7 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 0.7, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Luxembourg ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 30th 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.