Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Belgium
Belgium: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 52.67 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
52.67
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
9th
of 32 countries
All-time high
60.9
in 2022
All-time low
50.7
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Belgium, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 52.67 for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Belgium peaked at 60.9 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.7, in 2001.
That places Belgium 9th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50.7 | — |
| 2002 | 51.5 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 51.4 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 59.7 | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 56.8 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 55.5 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 55.9 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 57.2 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 57 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.7 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 57.8 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58.1 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58.3 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.9 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 56.2 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.1 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 57.9 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.2 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 58.8 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 60.9 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 58.2 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 51.12 | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 52.67 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.08 | 50.7 | 59.7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.49 | 55.9 | 58.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.65 | 51.12 | 60.9 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Belgium?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Belgium was 52.67 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9 in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7 in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Belgium ranks 9th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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