Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 74.5 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
74.5
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
3rd
of 5 regions
All-time high
75.19
in 2013
All-time low
73.89
in 2020
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013–2025

0204060802013201920252013: 75.22014: 75.12015: 752016: 752017: 74.82018: 752019: 74.62020: 73.92021: 74.32022: 74.22023: 74.12024: 742025: 74.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 74.5 for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 75.19 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.89, in 2020.

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2013 75.19 —
2014 75.08 -0.1%
2015 75.04 -0.1%
2016 75.03 -0.0%
2017 74.78 -0.3%
2018 74.96 +0.2%
2019 74.58 -0.5%
2020 73.89 -0.9%
2021 74.29 +0.5%
2022 74.16 -0.2%
2023 74.14 -0.0%
2024 74 -0.2%
2025 74.5 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 74.95 74.58 75.19 7
2020s 74.16 73.89 74.5 6

Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

  1. 1 Luxembourg 90.65 compare
  2. 2 Czechia 89.25 compare
  3. 3 Croatia 88.37 compare
  4. 4 Croatia 88.14 compare
  5. 5 Lithuania 87.54 compare
  6. 6 Lithuania 87.53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 74.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
The highest recorded value was 75.19 in 2013.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 73.89 in 2020.
How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 3rd out of 5 regions with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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
49 places, 1,051 data points, 2001–2025
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