Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Estonia
Estonia: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 28.51 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
28.51
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
28th
of 32 countries
All-time high
33
in 2016
All-time low
19.2
in 2018
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Estonia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 28.51 for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in 2025.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Estonia peaked at 33 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.2, in 2018.
Estonia ranks 28th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.3 | — |
| 2006 | 25 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 23.1 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 22.4 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 23.2 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 24 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 24.8 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 24.2 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 24.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.9 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 33 | +44.1% |
| 2017 | 22.9 | -30.6% |
| 2018 | 19.2 | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 20.6 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 21.1 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 21.3 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.97 | +17.2% |
| 2025 | 28.51 | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.16 | 22.4 | 26.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.9 | 19.2 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.08 | 21.1 | 28.51 | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6763 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1039 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 885.23 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 259.52 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 407.84 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 825.5 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Estonia?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Estonia was 28.51 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2016.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2 in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Estonia ranks 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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