Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Malta

Malta: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 83.65 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
83.65
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
7th
of 33 countries
All-time high
86.45
in 2024
All-time low
47.1
in 2011
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Malta, 2005–2025

0204060802005201520252005: 50.22006: 49.62007: 49.52008: 48.82009: 48.72010: 48.72011: 47.12012: 47.42013: 47.42014: 48.72015: 48.82016: 47.92017: 49.52018: 56.32019: 672020: 63.92021: 65.22022: 66.12023: 66.82024: 86.52025: 83.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Malta recorded 83.65 for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Malta peaked at 86.45 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.1, in 2011.

Malta ranks 7th of 33 countries on this measure, 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 Malta, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Malta, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 50.2
2006 49.6 -1.2%
2007 49.5 -0.2%
2008 48.8 -1.4%
2009 48.7 -0.2%
2010 48.7 +0.0%
2011 47.1 -3.3%
2012 47.4 +0.6%
2013 47.4 +0.0%
2014 48.7 +2.7%
2015 48.8 +0.2%
2016 47.9 -1.8%
2017 49.5 +3.3%
2018 56.3 +13.7%
2019 67 +19.0%
2020 63.9 -4.6%
2021 65.2 +2.0%
2022 66.1 +1.4%
2023 66.8 +1.1%
2024 86.45 +29.4%
2025 83.65 -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.36 48.7 50.2 5
2010s 50.88 47.1 67 10
2020s 72.02 63.9 86.45 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 4 Croatia 88.37 compare
  2. 5 Lithuania 87.53 compare
  3. 6 Iceland 85 compare
  4. 8 Belgium 83.5 compare
  5. 9 Latvia 83.13 compare
  6. 10 Bulgaria 82.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Malta?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Malta was 83.65 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 86.45 in 2024.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 47.1 in 2011.
How does Malta rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Malta ranks 7th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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