Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Slovakia
Slovakia: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 29.85 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Slovakia, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Slovakia is 29.85 Rate, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of 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 Rate in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.3 Rate, in 2005.
That places Slovakia 34th out of 42 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
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 31.9 Rate | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 29.9 Rate | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 23.6 Rate | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 23.3 Rate | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 24.1 Rate | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.4 Rate | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 25.8 Rate | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 27.3 Rate | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 27.2 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.3 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.1 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.8 Rate | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 26.8 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.4 Rate | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 30.9 Rate | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 31.6 Rate | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 32.5 Rate | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 31.9 Rate | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 31.3 Rate | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 31.7 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 31.9 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.1 Rate | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 30.15 Rate | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 29.85 Rate | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.26 Rate | 23.3 Rate | 35 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.25 Rate | 26.8 Rate | 32.5 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 31 Rate | 29.85 Rate | 31.9 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 72.3% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
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 Rate 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 Rate 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 Rate in 2005.
- How does Slovakia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Slovakia ranks 34th out of 42 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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