Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 39.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
39.5
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 5 regions
All-time high
42.4
in 2013
All-time low
39.3
in 2023
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 39.5 for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 42.4 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 39.3, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 42.4 | — |
| 2014 | 41.8 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 41.2 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 40.9 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 40.7 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.5 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 39.6 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 39.8 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 39.7 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 39.3 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 39.3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39.5 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.17 | 40.5 | 42.4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.53 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,747 (2026)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 106.07 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,140 (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.2 (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.32 million (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,896 (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.8 (2026)
- Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data 103.2 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 39.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4 in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3 in 2023.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 2nd out of 5 regions with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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