Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 26.1 Rate in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
26.1 Rate
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
40th
of 44 countries
All-time high
30.9 Rate
in 2007
All-time low
26 Rate
in 2015
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United Kingdom, 2000–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2019, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United Kingdom stood at 26.1 Rate.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United Kingdom peaked at 30.9 Rate in 2007 and was at its lowest, 26 Rate, in 2015.
United Kingdom ranks 40th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.1 Rate | — |
| 2001 | 28.6 Rate | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 28.8 Rate | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.3 Rate | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 30.5 Rate | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.6 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 30.6 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.9 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 29.7 Rate | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 29.2 Rate | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 29.4 Rate | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.5 Rate | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 27.9 Rate | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.8 Rate | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 26.2 Rate | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 26 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.1 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.3 Rate | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.2 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.1 Rate | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.83 Rate | 28.6 Rate | 30.9 Rate | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.95 Rate | 26 Rate | 29.4 Rate | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 37 United States of America 27.5 Rate compare
- 37 United States 27.5 Rate compare
- 39 Malta 26.6 Rate compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26.1 Rate compare
- 42 Cyprus 23.3 Rate compare
- 43 Ireland 21.4 Rate compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United Kingdom?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United Kingdom was 26.1 Rate in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9 Rate in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 Rate in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- United Kingdom ranks 40th out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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