Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Netherlands
Netherlands: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 30.7 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 30.7 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% 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 Netherlands peaked at 42.3 Rate in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.2 Rate, in 2023.
That places Netherlands 33rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.3 Rate | — |
| 2001 | 39.1 Rate | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 39.3 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 40.2 Rate | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 40.9 Rate | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 41.7 Rate | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 33.2 Rate | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 33.4 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.1 Rate | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 33.3 Rate | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.6 Rate | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 33.5 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 33.3 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 32.7 Rate | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 31.9 Rate | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 32 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.4 Rate | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 30.4 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.8 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.7 Rate | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 28.7 Rate | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 27.3 Rate | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 28.4 Rate | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 27.2 Rate | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 30.5 Rate | +12.1% |
| 2025 | 30.7 Rate | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.75 Rate | 33.2 Rate | 42.3 Rate | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.83 Rate | 29.7 Rate | 33.6 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8 Rate | 27.2 Rate | 30.7 Rate | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Netherlands?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Netherlands was 30.7 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3 Rate in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2 Rate in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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