Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)

European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004): Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 73.2 Rate in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
73.2 Rate
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
4th
of 5 regions
All-time high
77.6 Rate
in 2006
All-time low
73.2 Rate
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004), 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 77.5 Rate2006: 77.6 Rate2007: 75.8 Rate2008: 75.7 Rate2009: 75.8 Rate2010: 75.1 Rate2011: 75.1 Rate2012: 74.8 Rate2013: 74.8 Rate2014: 74.7 Rate2015: 74.5 Rate2016: 74.4 Rate2017: 73.9 Rate2018: 73.5 Rate2019: 73.2 Rate

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.

Analysis

In 2019, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) stood at 73.2 Rate. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) peaked at 77.6 Rate in 2006 and was at its lowest, 73.2 Rate, in 2019.

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004), year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004), 2005 to 2019.
Year Rate Change
2005 77.5 Rate
2006 77.6 Rate +0.1%
2007 75.8 Rate -2.3%
2008 75.7 Rate -0.1%
2009 75.8 Rate +0.1%
2010 75.1 Rate -0.9%
2011 75.1 Rate +0.0%
2012 74.8 Rate -0.4%
2013 74.8 Rate +0.0%
2014 74.7 Rate -0.1%
2015 74.5 Rate -0.3%
2016 74.4 Rate -0.1%
2017 73.9 Rate -0.7%
2018 73.5 Rate -0.5%
2019 73.2 Rate -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.48 Rate 75.7 Rate 77.6 Rate 5
2010s 74.4 Rate 73.2 Rate 75.1 Rate 10

Countries ranked near European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)

  1. 1 Luxembourg 90.43 Rate compare
  2. 2 Denmark 89.17 Rate compare
  3. 3 Czechia 88.89 Rate compare
  4. 4 Croatia 88.37 Rate compare
  5. 4 Croatia 88.37 Rate compare
  6. 6 Lithuania 87.53 Rate compare
  7. 6 Lithuania 87.53 Rate compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) was 73.2 Rate in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)?
The highest recorded value was 77.6 Rate in 2006.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)?
The lowest recorded value was 73.2 Rate in 2019.
How does European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) ranks 4th out of 5 regions with data for 2019.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 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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