Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Poland
Poland: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 52.43 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Poland is 52.43 Rate, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Poland peaked at 68.4 Rate in 2006 and was at its lowest, 51.65 Rate, in 2024.
Poland ranks 11th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Poland, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.8 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 67.6 Rate | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 67.8 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 68 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.2 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.4 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 65.8 Rate | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 63.9 Rate | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 63 Rate | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 63 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.8 Rate | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 63 Rate | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 58.8 Rate | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 58.8 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58 Rate | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 58 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.1 Rate | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 56.9 Rate | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 51.65 Rate | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 52.43 Rate | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.39 Rate | 63 Rate | 68.4 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.74 Rate | 58.8 Rate | 63 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.35 Rate | 51.65 Rate | 58 Rate | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Poland?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Poland was 52.43 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4 Rate in 2006.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.65 Rate in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Poland ranks 11th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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