Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Italy

Italy: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 77.41 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
77.41 Rate
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
23rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
81.8 Rate
in 2015
All-time low
56.4 Rate
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Italy, 2001–2025

0204060802001201320252001: 56.4 Rate2002: 56.7 Rate2003: 59.5 Rate2004: 60 Rate2005: 72.3 Rate2006: 72.7 Rate2007: 74.3 Rate2008: 78.3 Rate2009: 78.7 Rate2010: 77.9 Rate2011: 77.2 Rate2012: 78.1 Rate2013: 80.4 Rate2014: 80.4 Rate2015: 81.8 Rate2016: 81.7 Rate2017: 81.6 Rate2018: 81.4 Rate2019: 81.6 Rate2020: 79.6 Rate2021: 80.5 Rate2022: 80.5 Rate2023: 81.1 Rate2024: 68.5 Rate2025: 77.4 Rate

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Italy is 77.41 Rate, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Italy peaked at 81.8 Rate in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.4 Rate, in 2001.

Italy ranks 23rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Italy, 2001 to 2025.
Year Rate Change
2001 56.4 Rate
2002 56.7 Rate +0.5%
2003 59.5 Rate +4.9%
2004 60 Rate +0.8%
2005 72.3 Rate +20.5%
2006 72.7 Rate +0.6%
2007 74.3 Rate +2.2%
2008 78.3 Rate +5.4%
2009 78.7 Rate +0.5%
2010 77.9 Rate -1.0%
2011 77.2 Rate -0.9%
2012 78.1 Rate +1.2%
2013 80.4 Rate +2.9%
2014 80.4 Rate +0.0%
2015 81.8 Rate +1.7%
2016 81.7 Rate -0.1%
2017 81.6 Rate -0.1%
2018 81.4 Rate -0.2%
2019 81.6 Rate +0.2%
2020 79.6 Rate -2.5%
2021 80.5 Rate +1.1%
2022 80.5 Rate +0.0%
2023 81.1 Rate +0.7%
2024 68.45 Rate -15.6%
2025 77.41 Rate +13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.66 Rate 56.4 Rate 78.7 Rate 9
2010s 80.21 Rate 77.2 Rate 81.8 Rate 10
2020s 77.93 Rate 68.45 Rate 81.1 Rate 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 20 Hungary 78.5 Rate compare
  2. 21 Switzerland 78.4 Rate compare
  3. 22 Sweden 77.59 Rate compare
  4. 24 Austria 76.12 Rate compare
  5. 25 Greece 75.64 Rate compare
  6. 26 Poland 72.95 Rate compare
  7. 26 Poland 72.95 Rate compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Italy?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Italy was 77.41 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 81.8 Rate in 2015.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 56.4 Rate in 2001.
How does Italy rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Italy ranks 23rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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Indicator
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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