Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland
Poland: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 68.79 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
68.79 Rate
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
33rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
82.7 Rate
in 2003
All-time low
58.7 Rate
in 2020
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland stood at 68.79 Rate.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland peaked at 82.7 Rate in 2003 and was at its lowest, 58.7 Rate, in 2020.
Poland ranks 33rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82.2 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 82.5 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 82.7 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.8 Rate | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 73 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 72.8 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 69.2 Rate | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 61.8 Rate | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 61.2 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.4 Rate | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 63.1 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.2 Rate | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.2 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.7 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.3 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 62 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 61.5 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 61.4 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 60.9 Rate | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.7 Rate | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 59.3 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.8 Rate | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 59.8 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.84 Rate | +16.8% |
| 2025 | 68.79 Rate | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.13 Rate | 61.2 Rate | 82.7 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.37 Rate | 60.9 Rate | 63.4 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.71 Rate | 58.7 Rate | 69.84 Rate | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland was 68.79 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7 Rate in 2003.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7 Rate in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Poland ranks 33rd out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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