Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Lithuania
Lithuania: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 87.53 Rate in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Lithuania stood at 87.53 Rate.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Lithuania peaked at 106 Rate in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.5 Rate, in 2014.
That places Lithuania 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 80.7 Rate | — |
| 2006 | 78.7 Rate | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 79.8 Rate | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 81.6 Rate | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 86.2 Rate | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 69.8 Rate | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 68.5 Rate | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 66.6 Rate | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 64.4 Rate | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 61.5 Rate | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 81.6 Rate | +32.7% |
| 2016 | 79.5 Rate | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 88.3 Rate | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 86.8 Rate | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 87.4 Rate | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.1 Rate | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 106 Rate | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 103.9 Rate | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 102.5 Rate | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 86.6 Rate | -15.5% |
| 2025 | 87.53 Rate | +1.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 87.53 Rate is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.31 Rate, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 87.53 Rate is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.12 Rate, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +32.7% | 61.5 Rate | 81.6 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.4 Rate | 78.7 Rate | 86.2 Rate | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.44 Rate | 61.5 Rate | 88.3 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.44 Rate | 86.1 Rate | 106 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1248 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,880 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 615.89 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 592.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,209 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Lithuania?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Lithuania was 87.53 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 106 Rate in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.5 Rate in 2014.
- How does Lithuania rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Lithuania ranks 6th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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