Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Spain
Spain: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 24.68 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
24.68
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
30th
of 32 countries
All-time high
35.4
in 2023
All-time low
21.9
in 2008
Years of data
25
2001β2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Spain, 2001β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Spain recorded 24.68 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.9, in 2008.
That places Spain 30th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.54 | 21.9 | 26.1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.12 | 26.5 | 30.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.08 | 23.19 | 35.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 27 Slovak Republic 29.85 compare
- 28 Estonia 28.51 compare
- 29 United States 27.7 compare
- 31 Bulgaria 22.4 compare
- 32 Cyprus 11.45 compare
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0008 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
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 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 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 in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Spain ranks 30th out of 32 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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