Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Spain
Spain: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 24.68 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Spain, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Spain recorded 24.68 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in 2025.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Spain peaked at 35.4 Rate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.9 Rate, in 2008.
That places Spain 40th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.5 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 25.8 Rate | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 23.4 Rate | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 24.6 Rate | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 25.5 Rate | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 26.1 Rate | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 26.1 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.9 Rate | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 23 Rate | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 28.4 Rate | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 29.1 Rate | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 30.1 Rate | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 30.2 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.3 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.7 Rate | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 26.5 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.6 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.5 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.8 Rate | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 23.8 Rate | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 27 Rate | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 34.4 Rate | +27.4% |
| 2023 | 35.4 Rate | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 23.19 Rate | -34.5% |
| 2025 | 24.68 Rate | +6.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 24.68 Rate is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.24 Rate, 57% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Spain's 24.68 Rate is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.66 Rate, 57% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -34.5% | 35.4 Rate | 23.19 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.54 Rate | 21.9 Rate | 26.1 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.12 Rate | 26.5 Rate | 30.3 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.08 Rate | 23.19 Rate | 35.4 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 38 United States 27.7 Rate compare
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- 41 Bulgaria 22.4 Rate compare
- 42 Cyprus 11.45 Rate compare
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Spain?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Spain was 24.68 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4 Rate in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9 Rate in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Spain ranks 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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