Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Malta
Malta: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 26.6 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.6 Rate
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
39th
of 44 countries
All-time high
28.9 Rate
in 2024
All-time low
21.7 Rate
in 2009
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Malta is 26.6 Rate, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Malta peaked at 28.9 Rate in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.7 Rate, in 2009.
That places Malta 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Malta, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.9 Rate | — |
| 2006 | 22.4 Rate | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 21.9 Rate | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 21.9 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.7 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 22.2 Rate | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 23 Rate | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 23.4 Rate | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 23.6 Rate | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 23.4 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.8 Rate | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 23.6 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.1 Rate | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 24.7 Rate | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 25.9 Rate | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 26.4 Rate | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 25.2 Rate | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 26.5 Rate | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 27.1 Rate | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 28.9 Rate | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 26.6 Rate | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.96 Rate | 21.7 Rate | 22.4 Rate | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.77 Rate | 22.2 Rate | 25.9 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.78 Rate | 25.2 Rate | 28.9 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 36 Iceland 27.7 Rate compare
- 37 United States of America 27.5 Rate compare
- 37 United States 27.5 Rate compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.1 Rate compare
- 40 United Kingdom 26.1 Rate compare
- 42 Cyprus 23.3 Rate compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Malta?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Malta was 26.6 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9 Rate in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7 Rate in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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