Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Luxembourg
33.7 Rate
in 2025
Netherlands
30.7 Rate
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
31st
Netherlands rank
34th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 33.7 Rate against 30.7 Rate in Netherlands, a difference of 3 Rate.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 31st and Netherlands ranks 34th 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 Rate | 37.75 Rate | 9.99 Rate | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 30.89 Rate | 31.83 Rate | 0.94 Rate | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 32.63 Rate | 28.8 Rate | 3.83 Rate | 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?
- Luxembourg, at 33.7 Rate against 30.7 Rate in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 3 Rate, with Luxembourg 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 34th 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.