Luxembourg vs Portugal: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Luxembourg
32.9 Rate
in 2025
Portugal
31.8 Rate
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
29th
Portugal rank
31st
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 32.9 Rate against 31.8 Rate in Portugal, a difference of 1.1 Rate.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 31st of 44 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.76 Rate | 32.21 Rate | 4.45 Rate | Portugal |
| 2010s | 30.89 Rate | 34.03 Rate | 3.14 Rate | Portugal |
| 2020s | 32.35 Rate | 35.05 Rate | 2.7 Rate | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Luxembourg, at 32.9 Rate against 31.8 Rate in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 1.1 Rate, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Luxembourg ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 31st 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.