Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Estonia
Estonia: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 72.88 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Estonia, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Estonia is 72.88 Rate, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Estonia peaked at 72.88 Rate in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.5 Rate, in 2018.
That places Estonia 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.3 Rate | — |
| 2006 | 63.5 Rate | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 63 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.6 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 61.9 Rate | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 62.7 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 63.5 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 64.3 Rate | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 63.7 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 63.7 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.9 Rate | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 62.9 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.9 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.5 Rate | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 62.2 Rate | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 62.5 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 69.3 Rate | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 69.3 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 71.31 Rate | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 72.88 Rate | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.06 Rate | 61.9 Rate | 64.3 Rate | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.03 Rate | 61.5 Rate | 64.3 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.21 Rate | 62.5 Rate | 72.88 Rate | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6763 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 885.23 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 259.52 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 825.5 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Estonia?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Estonia was 72.88 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.88 Rate in 2025.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5 Rate in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Estonia ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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