Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Netherlands
Netherlands: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 79.11 Rate in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
79.11 Rate
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 44 countries
All-time high
82.8 Rate
in 2010
All-time low
78.3 Rate
in 2019
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 79.11 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% 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, 78.3 Rate, in 2019.
That places Netherlands 17th 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 | 79.13 Rate | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 79.11 Rate | -0.0% |
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 | 80.04 Rate | 79.11 Rate | 80.8 Rate | 6 |
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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
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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 79.11 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 78.3 Rate in 2019.
- How does Netherlands rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Netherlands ranks 17th 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 3.2%. 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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