Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Croatia
Croatia: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 38.5 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Croatia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 38.5 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Croatia peaked at 38.5 Rate in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.4 Rate, in 2017.
That places Croatia 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34.7 Rate | — |
| 2014 | 35.8 Rate | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 35 Rate | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 35.1 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.4 Rate | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 34.3 Rate | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 34.5 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 34.2 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 34.3 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.4 Rate | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 36.9 Rate | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 38.5 Rate | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 38.5 Rate | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.69 Rate | 33.4 Rate | 35.8 Rate | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.3 Rate | 34.2 Rate | 38.5 Rate | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Croatia?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Croatia was 38.5 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5 Rate in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4 Rate in 2017.
- How does Croatia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Croatia ranks 12th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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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