Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Slovakia
Slovakia: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 42.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
42.7
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 44 countries
All-time high
42.7
in 2025
All-time low
34.7
in 2009
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Slovakia, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Slovakia is 42.7, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Slovakia peaked at 42.7 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.7, in 2009.
Slovakia ranks 6th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.7 | — |
| 2001 | 41.4 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 40.8 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 40.9 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.8 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 35.4 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 35.7 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 35.8 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.4 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 34.7 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 35 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 36.4 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 37.2 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 38.7 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 38.9 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 39.1 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 39.3 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.4 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 39.7 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 39.2 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 39.5 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 39.7 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 42.6 | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 42.7 | +0.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 42.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.25, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 42.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.4, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.16 | 34.7 | 41.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.34 | 35 | 39.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.45 | 39 | 42.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6515 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3502 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,260 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,704 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,716 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,711 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,427 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Slovakia?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Slovakia was 42.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7 in 2025.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7 in 2009.
- How does Slovakia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Slovakia ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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