Netherlands vs Portugal: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs
Netherlands
30.7 Rate
in 2025
Portugal
31.8 Rate
in 2025
Netherlands rank
33rd
Portugal rank
31st
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 31.8 Rate against 30.7 Rate in Netherlands, a difference of 1.1 Rate.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 31st of 44 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.75 Rate | 32.21 Rate | 5.54 Rate | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 31.83 Rate | 34.03 Rate | 2.2 Rate | Portugal |
| 2020s | 28.8 Rate | 35.05 Rate | 6.25 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, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 31.8 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 Netherlands and Portugal?
- 1.1 Rate, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd 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.