Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Sweden
Sweden: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 53.27 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
53.27
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
7th
of 32 countries
All-time high
60.3
in 2001
All-time low
33.8
in 2022
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Sweden, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Sweden is 53.27, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Sweden peaked at 60.3 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.8, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 7th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.78 | 42.7 | 60.3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.07 | 37.5 | 40.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8 | 33.8 | 53.27 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Sweden?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Sweden was 53.27 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3 in 2001.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8 in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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