Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Belgium
Belgium: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 41.4 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Belgium is 41.4 Rate, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Belgium peaked at 51.4 Rate in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.4 Rate, in 2025.
That places Belgium 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.4 Rate | — |
| 2001 | 50.8 Rate | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 50.6 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.6 Rate | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 49.1 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 49.4 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 49.5 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.7 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 50.3 Rate | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 50 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.4 Rate | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.6 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 50.5 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 50 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.9 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.4 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 47.5 Rate | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 47.3 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 46.1 Rate | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 45.5 Rate | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 45.4 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.7 Rate | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.3 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 45.9 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 42.6 Rate | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 41.4 Rate | -2.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 41.4 Rate is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.25 Rate, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 41.4 Rate is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.4 Rate, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.04 Rate | 49.1 Rate | 51.4 Rate | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.72 Rate | 45.5 Rate | 50.6 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.55 Rate | 41.4 Rate | 46.3 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Belgium?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Belgium was 41.4 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4 Rate in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4 Rate in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Belgium ranks 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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