Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Estonia
Estonia: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 39.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Estonia is 39.3, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Estonia peaked at 40.9 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 32.7, in 2018.
That places Estonia 11th 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.8 | — |
| 2001 | 39.3 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 40.6 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 40.9 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 39.7 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 38.1 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 37.3 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 37.6 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 37.1 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 37.8 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 38.7 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 39 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.2 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 38.8 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 37.9 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 38 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.7 | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 33.2 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 33.4 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 33.9 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 34.6 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 33.9 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 37 | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 39.3 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.82 | 37.1 | 40.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.45 | 32.7 | 39.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.35 | 33.4 | 39.3 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Estonia?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Estonia was 39.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9 in 2003.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7 in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Estonia ranks 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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