Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Netherlands
Netherlands: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 76.99 Rate in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
76.99 Rate
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 44 countries
All-time high
82.8 Rate
in 2010
All-time low
76.62 Rate
in 2024
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Netherlands, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 76.99 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Netherlands peaked at 82.8 Rate in 2010 and was at its lowest, 76.62 Rate, in 2024.
That places Netherlands 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.1 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 79.5 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 81.9 Rate | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 79.6 Rate | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 79.9 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.8 Rate | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 82.7 Rate | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 82.7 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.3 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 82.8 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 82.7 Rate | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.7 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.8 Rate | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 81 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 81.7 Rate | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.1 Rate | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 79 Rate | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 79 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.3 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 80.8 Rate | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 80.2 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.3 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.7 Rate | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.62 Rate | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 76.99 Rate | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.06 Rate | 79.5 Rate | 82.7 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.81 Rate | 78.3 Rate | 82.8 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.27 Rate | 76.62 Rate | 80.8 Rate | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 73.2% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.3% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 82.3% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Netherlands?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Netherlands was 76.99 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8 Rate in 2010.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.62 Rate in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Netherlands ranks 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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