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

01020302005201520252005: 26.32006: 252007: 242008: 23.12009: 22.42010: 23.22011: 242012: 24.82013: 24.22014: 24.22015: 22.92016: 332017: 22.92018: 19.22019: 20.62020: 21.12021: 21.32022: 21.32023: 21.32024: 252025: 28.5

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

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Estonia, 2005 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.16 22.4 26.3 5
2010s 23.9 19.2 33 10
2020s 23.08 21.1 28.51 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 25 Portugal 31.81 compare
  2. 26 Greece 30.8 compare
  3. 27 Slovakia 29.85 compare
  4. 29 United States of America 27.7 compare
  5. 30 Spain 24.68 compare
  6. 31 Bulgaria 22.4 compare

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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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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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