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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.36 | 48.7 | 50.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.88 | 47.1 | 67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.02 | 63.9 | 86.45 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
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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