Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Austria

Austria: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 76.12 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
76.12
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 33 countries
All-time high
84
in 2003
All-time low
67.5
in 2023
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Austria, 2001–2025

0204060802001201320252001: 82.82002: 83.32003: 842004: 83.92005: 832006: 82.92007: 82.42008: 81.72009: 79.92010: 80.42011: 74.82012: 74.82013: 74.62014: 74.32015: 73.92016: 722017: 72.12018: 71.72019: 71.22020: 70.52021: 70.22022: 692023: 67.52024: 76.22025: 76.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Austria is 76.12, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Austria peaked at 84 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 67.5, in 2023.

That places Austria 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Austria, 2001 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2001 82.8
2002 83.3 +0.6%
2003 84 +0.8%
2004 83.9 -0.1%
2005 83 -1.1%
2006 82.9 -0.1%
2007 82.4 -0.6%
2008 81.7 -0.8%
2009 79.9 -2.2%
2010 80.4 +0.6%
2011 74.8 -7.0%
2012 74.8 +0.0%
2013 74.6 -0.3%
2014 74.3 -0.4%
2015 73.9 -0.5%
2016 72 -2.6%
2017 72.1 +0.1%
2018 71.7 -0.6%
2019 71.2 -0.7%
2020 70.5 -1.0%
2021 70.2 -0.4%
2022 69 -1.7%
2023 67.5 -2.2%
2024 76.23 +12.9%
2025 76.12 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.66 79.9 84 9
2010s 73.98 71.2 80.4 10
2020s 71.59 67.5 76.23 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 17 Switzerland 78.4 compare
  2. 18 Sweden 77.59 compare
  3. 19 Italy 77.41 compare
  4. 21 Greece 75.64 compare
  5. 22 Poland 72.95 compare
  6. 23 Estonia 72.88 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Austria?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Austria was 76.12 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 84 in 2003.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 67.5 in 2023.
How does Austria rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Austria ranks 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 836 data points, 2001–2025
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