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 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Croatia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Croatia is 38.5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.4, in 2017.
Croatia ranks 16th of 44 countries on this measure, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34.7 | — |
| 2014 | 35.8 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 35 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.4 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 34.3 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 34.5 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 34.2 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 34.3 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.4 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 36.9 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 38.5 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 38.5 | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 38.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.25, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 38.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.4, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.69 | 33.4 | 35.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.3 | 34.2 | 38.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More work & labour data for Croatia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.811 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8313 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0158 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,468 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 992.92 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,071 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,141 1000 No (2100)
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 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 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 in 2017.
- How does Croatia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Croatia ranks 16th 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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