Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Malta
Malta: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 63.02 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
63.02 Rate
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
5th
of 42 countries
All-time high
69.03 Rate
in 2024
All-time low
20.5 Rate
in 2006
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Malta is 63.02 Rate, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 121.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Malta peaked at 69.03 Rate in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5 Rate, in 2006.
Malta ranks 5th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Malta, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.9 Rate | — |
| 2006 | 20.5 Rate | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 23.8 Rate | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 25.5 Rate | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 24.9 Rate | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5 Rate | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.2 Rate | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 28.2 Rate | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 28.5 Rate | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 28.3 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.5 Rate | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.9 Rate | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 32 Rate | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 48.5 Rate | +51.6% |
| 2019 | 61.5 Rate | +26.8% |
| 2020 | 55.4 Rate | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 52.8 Rate | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 57.7 Rate | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 58.8 Rate | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 69.03 Rate | +17.4% |
| 2025 | 63.02 Rate | -8.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 63.02 Rate is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.66 Rate, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.32 Rate | 20.5 Rate | 25.5 Rate | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.61 Rate | 25.5 Rate | 61.5 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.46 Rate | 52.8 Rate | 69.03 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Malta?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Malta was 63.02 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 69.03 Rate in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5 Rate in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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