Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Czechia

Czechia: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 88.89 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
88.89 Rate
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
88.89 Rate
in 2025
All-time low
63.5 Rate
in 2006
Years of data
25
2001–2025

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

0204060802001201320252001: 67.2 Rate2002: 66.9 Rate2003: 66.2 Rate2004: 65.4 Rate2005: 65.7 Rate2006: 63.5 Rate2007: 74 Rate2008: 72.9 Rate2009: 81.3 Rate2010: 81.4 Rate2011: 81.6 Rate2012: 81.5 Rate2013: 81.5 Rate2014: 81.6 Rate2015: 81.7 Rate2016: 81.8 Rate2017: 82 Rate2018: 82.1 Rate2019: 82.3 Rate2020: 82.3 Rate2021: 81 Rate2022: 81 Rate2023: 79.7 Rate2024: 88.5 Rate2025: 88.9 Rate

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.

Analysis

In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Czechia stood at 88.89 Rate. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Czechia peaked at 88.89 Rate in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.5 Rate, in 2006.

That places Czechia 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Czechia, 2001 to 2025.
Year Rate Change
2001 67.2 Rate
2002 66.9 Rate -0.4%
2003 66.2 Rate -1.0%
2004 65.4 Rate -1.2%
2005 65.7 Rate +0.5%
2006 63.5 Rate -3.3%
2007 74 Rate +16.5%
2008 72.9 Rate -1.5%
2009 81.3 Rate +11.5%
2010 81.4 Rate +0.1%
2011 81.6 Rate +0.2%
2012 81.5 Rate -0.1%
2013 81.5 Rate +0.0%
2014 81.6 Rate +0.1%
2015 81.7 Rate +0.1%
2016 81.8 Rate +0.1%
2017 82 Rate +0.2%
2018 82.1 Rate +0.1%
2019 82.3 Rate +0.2%
2020 82.3 Rate +0.0%
2021 81 Rate -1.6%
2022 81 Rate +0.0%
2023 79.7 Rate -1.6%
2024 88.55 Rate +11.1%
2025 88.89 Rate +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.23 Rate 63.5 Rate 81.3 Rate 9
2010s 81.75 Rate 81.4 Rate 82.3 Rate 10
2020s 83.57 Rate 79.7 Rate 88.89 Rate 6

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 1 Luxembourg 90.43 Rate compare
  2. 2 Denmark 89.17 Rate compare
  3. 4 Croatia 88.37 Rate compare
  4. 4 Croatia 88.37 Rate compare
  5. 6 Lithuania 87.53 Rate compare
  6. 6 Lithuania 87.53 Rate compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Czechia?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Czechia was 88.89 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 88.89 Rate in 2025.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 63.5 Rate in 2006.
How does Czechia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Czechia ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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
Unit
Rate
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,050 data points, 2001–2025
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