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
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Italy, 2001–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
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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