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 25.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United Kingdom, 2000–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United Kingdom stood at 25.3. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% 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 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25.3, in 2024.
United Kingdom ranks 41st of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.1 | — |
| 2001 | 28.6 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 28.8 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.3 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 30.5 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.6 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 30.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.9 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 29.7 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 29.2 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 29.4 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.5 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 27.9 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.8 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 26.2 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 26 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.3 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 26.2 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.1 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 25.3 | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.83 | 28.6 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.95 | 26 | 29.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8 (2019)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.2 (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1 (2019)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 48,389 (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2 (2019)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.2 (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 25.3 in 2024, 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 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 25.3 in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- United Kingdom ranks 41st out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 3.4%. 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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