Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Romania
Romania: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 44.08 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
44.08
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
16th
of 32 countries
All-time high
49.87
in 2024
All-time low
29.5
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Romania, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 44.08 for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Romania peaked at 49.87 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.5, in 2008.
That places Romania 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.6 | 30.7 | 43.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.94 | 43.6 | 49.87 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Romania?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Romania was 44.08 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.87 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5 in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Romania ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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