Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Iceland

Iceland: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 85 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
85
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 33 countries
All-time high
86.2
in 2010
All-time low
62.4
in 2001
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Iceland, 2001–2023

0204060802001201220232001: 62.42002: 64.92003: 66.22004: 68.62005: 66.72006: 85.22007: 83.72008: 81.42009: 85.42010: 86.22011: 86.22012: 86.22013: 86.22014: 84.82015: 83.72016: 83.92017: 84.42018: 84.42019: 84.42020: 85.12021: 85.22022: 852023: 85

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 85 for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Iceland peaked at 86.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.4, in 2001.

That places Iceland 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Iceland, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 62.4
2002 64.9 +4.0%
2003 66.2 +2.0%
2004 68.6 +3.6%
2005 66.7 -2.8%
2006 85.2 +27.7%
2007 83.7 -1.8%
2008 81.4 -2.7%
2009 85.4 +4.9%
2010 86.2 +0.9%
2011 86.2 +0.0%
2012 86.2 +0.0%
2013 86.2 +0.0%
2014 84.8 -1.6%
2015 83.7 -1.3%
2016 83.9 +0.2%
2017 84.4 +0.6%
2018 84.4 +0.0%
2019 84.4 +0.0%
2020 85.1 +0.8%
2021 85.2 +0.1%
2022 85 -0.2%
2023 85 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.83 62.4 85.4 9
2010s 85.04 83.7 86.2 10
2020s 85.08 85 85.2 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 3 Czechia 88.89 compare
  2. 4 Croatia 88.37 compare
  3. 5 Lithuania 87.53 compare
  4. 6 Türkiye 61.2 compare
  5. 7 Malta 83.65 compare
  6. 8 Belgium 83.5 compare
  7. 9 Latvia 83.13 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Iceland?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Iceland was 85 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 86.2 in 2010.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 62.4 in 2001.
How does Iceland rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Iceland ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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
39 places, 836 data points, 2001–2025
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