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

Slovakia: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 29.85 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
29.85
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
27th
of 32 countries
All-time high
35
in 2001
All-time low
23.3
in 2005
Years of data
25
2001–2025

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

0102030402001201320252001: 352002: 31.92003: 29.92004: 23.62005: 23.32006: 24.12007: 24.42008: 25.82009: 27.32010: 27.22011: 27.32012: 27.12013: 26.82014: 26.82015: 30.42016: 30.92017: 31.62018: 32.52019: 31.92020: 31.32021: 31.72022: 31.92023: 31.12024: 30.12025: 29.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Slovakia is 29.85, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Slovakia peaked at 35 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.3, in 2005.

That places Slovakia 27th 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 Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Slovakia, 2001 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2001 35
2002 31.9 -8.9%
2003 29.9 -6.3%
2004 23.6 -21.1%
2005 23.3 -1.3%
2006 24.1 +3.4%
2007 24.4 +1.2%
2008 25.8 +5.7%
2009 27.3 +5.8%
2010 27.2 -0.4%
2011 27.3 +0.4%
2012 27.1 -0.7%
2013 26.8 -1.1%
2014 26.8 +0.0%
2015 30.4 +13.4%
2016 30.9 +1.6%
2017 31.6 +2.3%
2018 32.5 +2.8%
2019 31.9 -1.8%
2020 31.3 -1.9%
2021 31.7 +1.3%
2022 31.9 +0.6%
2023 31.1 -2.5%
2024 30.15 -3.1%
2025 29.85 -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.26 23.3 35 9
2010s 29.25 26.8 32.5 10
2020s 31 29.85 31.9 6

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 24 Latvia 33.32 compare
  2. 25 Portugal 31.81 compare
  3. 26 Greece 30.8 compare
  4. 28 Estonia 28.51 compare
  5. 29 United States 27.7 compare
  6. 30 Spain 24.68 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Slovakia?
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Slovakia was 29.85 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 35 in 2001.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 23.3 in 2005.
How does Slovakia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
Slovakia ranks 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia 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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 777 data points, 2001–2025
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