Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Czechia
Czechia: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 39.6 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
39.6 Rate
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 44 countries
All-time high
42 Rate
in 2005
All-time low
37.5 Rate
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Czechia, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 39.6 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Czechia peaked at 42 Rate in 2005 and was at its lowest, 37.5 Rate, in 2022.
Czechia ranks 9th of 44 countries on this measure, 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.3 Rate | — |
| 2001 | 41.3 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.5 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.7 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 41.9 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 42 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 40.1 Rate | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 40.6 Rate | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 40.1 Rate | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 38.7 Rate | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 39 Rate | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 39.7 Rate | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 39.5 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 39.4 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.7 Rate | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 40 Rate | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40.3 Rate | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 40.8 Rate | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 41.4 Rate | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 41.7 Rate | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.9 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 37.7 Rate | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 37.5 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 38.1 Rate | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 39.2 Rate | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 39.6 Rate | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.92 Rate | 38.7 Rate | 42 Rate | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.15 Rate | 39 Rate | 41.7 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 39 Rate | 37.5 Rate | 41.9 Rate | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Czechia?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Czechia was 39.6 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 42 Rate in 2005.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 Rate in 2022.
- How does Czechia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Czechia ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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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