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

Türkiye: Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap was 31.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.6
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
3rd
of 3 groups
All-time high
32.8
in 2021
All-time low
28.5
in 2007
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Türkiye, 2005–2023

01020302005201420232005: 30.62006: 30.12007: 28.52008: 292009: 28.92010: 29.62011: 29.82012: 30.12013: 30.52014: 312015: 31.22016: 31.92017: 32.32018: 32.42019: 32.62020: 32.52021: 32.82022: 31.32023: 31.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Türkiye is 31.6, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Türkiye peaked at 32.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.5, in 2007.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Türkiye, 2005 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2005 30.6
2006 30.1 -1.6%
2007 28.5 -5.3%
2008 29 +1.8%
2009 28.9 -0.3%
2010 29.6 +2.4%
2011 29.8 +0.7%
2012 30.1 +1.0%
2013 30.5 +1.3%
2014 31 +1.6%
2015 31.2 +0.6%
2016 31.9 +2.2%
2017 32.3 +1.3%
2018 32.4 +0.3%
2019 32.6 +0.6%
2020 32.5 -0.3%
2021 32.8 +0.9%
2022 31.3 -4.6%
2023 31.6 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.42 28.5 30.6 5
2010s 31.14 29.6 32.6 10
2020s 32.05 31.3 32.8 4

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Italy 97.09 compare
  2. 2 Germany 72.98 compare
  3. 3 Austria 69.87 compare
  4. 4 Luxembourg 65.82 compare
  5. 5 Malta 63.02 compare
  6. 6 Slovenia 54.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Türkiye?
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap in Türkiye was 31.6 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 32.8 in 2021.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 28.5 in 2007.
How does Türkiye rank for tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap?
Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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