Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Croatia

Croatia: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 42.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
42.94
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
19th
of 32 countries
All-time high
43.25
in 2024
All-time low
23.8
in 2017
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Croatia, 2013–2025

0102030402013201920252013: 29.42014: 29.52015: 27.42016: 27.82017: 23.82018: 25.92019: 27.22020: 26.72021: 26.82022: 29.42023: 32.82024: 43.22025: 42.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Croatia stood at 42.94.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Croatia peaked at 43.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.8, in 2017.

That places Croatia 19th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Croatia, 2013 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2013 29.4
2014 29.5 +0.3%
2015 27.4 -7.1%
2016 27.8 +1.5%
2017 23.8 -14.4%
2018 25.9 +8.8%
2019 27.2 +5.0%
2020 26.7 -1.8%
2021 26.8 +0.4%
2022 29.4 +9.7%
2023 32.8 +11.6%
2024 43.25 +31.9%
2025 42.94 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 27.29 23.8 29.5 7
2020s 33.65 26.7 43.25 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 16 Romania 44.08 compare
  2. 17 Iceland 43.8 compare
  3. 18 Netherlands 43.24 compare
  4. 20 Denmark 39.45 compare
  5. 21 Switzerland 36.6 compare
  6. 22 Ireland 34.47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Croatia?
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Croatia was 42.94 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 43.25 in 2024.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 23.8 in 2017.
How does Croatia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
Croatia ranks 19th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia 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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Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 777 data points, 2001–2025
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