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

Italy: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 97.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
97.09
Change on year
up 202.9%
World rank
1st
of 32 countries
All-time high
97.09
in 2025
All-time low
29.6
in 2003
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Italy, 2001–2025

204060801002001201320252001: 35.52002: 35.92003: 29.62004: 30.52005: 31.52006: 392007: 40.92008: 40.22009: 41.82010: 42.32011: 432012: 43.22013: 432014: 42.92015: 42.12016: 41.92017: 41.92018: 41.92019: 42.62020: 42.12021: 42.22022: 40.92023: 412024: 322025: 97.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 97.09 for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 202.9% on the previous year and up 130.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Italy peaked at 97.09 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.6, in 2003.

That places Italy 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Italy, 2001 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2001 35.5
2002 35.9 +1.1%
2003 29.6 -17.5%
2004 30.5 +3.0%
2005 31.5 +3.3%
2006 39 +23.8%
2007 40.9 +4.9%
2008 40.2 -1.7%
2009 41.8 +4.0%
2010 42.3 +1.2%
2011 43 +1.7%
2012 43.2 +0.5%
2013 43 -0.5%
2014 42.9 -0.2%
2015 42.1 -1.9%
2016 41.9 -0.5%
2017 41.9 +0.0%
2018 41.9 +0.0%
2019 42.6 +1.7%
2020 42.1 -1.2%
2021 42.2 +0.2%
2022 40.9 -3.1%
2023 41 +0.2%
2024 32.05 -21.8%
2025 97.09 +202.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.1 29.6 41.8 9
2010s 42.48 41.9 43.2 10
2020s 49.22 32.05 97.09 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 Germany 72.98 compare
  2. 3 Austria 69.87 compare
  3. 4 Luxembourg 65.82 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Italy?
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Italy was 97.09 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 97.09 in 2025.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 29.6 in 2003.
How does Italy rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
Italy ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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
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Coverage
35 places, 777 data points, 2001–2025
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