Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Portugal
Portugal: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 31.81 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.81
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
25th
of 32 countries
All-time high
35.5
in 2024
All-time low
11
in 2008
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Portugal, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 31.81 for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Portugal peaked at 35.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2008.
That places Portugal 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.4 | — |
| 2002 | 21.3 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 21.5 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 21.7 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.1 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 20.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.6 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 11 | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 11.7 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 15.7 | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 15.5 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 19.7 | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 19.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.9 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 21.2 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 21.4 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.8 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 24.1 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 24.7 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 35.5 | +43.7% |
| 2025 | 31.81 | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.74 | 11 | 21.7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.62 | 11 | 21.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.72 | 21.4 | 35.5 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Portugal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0528 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1795 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,134 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,861 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,504 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,250 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,754 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Portugal?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Portugal was 31.81 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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