Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Germany
Germany: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 79.86 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
79.86
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 33 countries
All-time high
79.86
in 2025
All-time low
72.8
in 2021
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Germany, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Germany recorded 79.86 for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Germany peaked at 79.86 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.8, in 2021.
That places Germany 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 75.5 | — |
| 2002 | 75.2 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.5 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.9 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 75 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 75.6 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 74.8 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 74.5 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.2 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 73.5 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 73.3 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 73.1 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.2 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 73.3 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.2 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 72.8 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 73 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.22 | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 79.86 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.13 | 74.5 | 75.6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.22 | 73 | 73.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.15 | 72.8 | 79.86 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Germany?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Germany was 79.86 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 79.86 in 2025.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8 in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Germany ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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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