Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland

Poland: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 72.95 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
72.95
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
22nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
82.7
in 2003
All-time low
58.7
in 2020
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland, 2001–2025

0204060802001201320252001: 82.22002: 82.52003: 82.72004: 72.82005: 732006: 72.82007: 69.22008: 61.82009: 61.22010: 63.42011: 63.12012: 63.22013: 63.22014: 62.72015: 62.32016: 622017: 61.52018: 61.42019: 60.92020: 58.72021: 59.32022: 59.82023: 59.82024: 73.32025: 73

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Poland recorded 72.95 for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland peaked at 82.7 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 58.7, in 2020.

Poland ranks 22nd of 33 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

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Poland, 2001 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2001 82.2
2002 82.5 +0.4%
2003 82.7 +0.2%
2004 72.8 -12.0%
2005 73 +0.3%
2006 72.8 -0.3%
2007 69.2 -4.9%
2008 61.8 -10.7%
2009 61.2 -1.0%
2010 63.4 +3.6%
2011 63.1 -0.5%
2012 63.2 +0.2%
2013 63.2 +0.0%
2014 62.7 -0.8%
2015 62.3 -0.6%
2016 62 -0.5%
2017 61.5 -0.8%
2018 61.4 -0.2%
2019 60.9 -0.8%
2020 58.7 -3.6%
2021 59.3 +1.0%
2022 59.8 +0.8%
2023 59.8 +0.0%
2024 73.3 +22.6%
2025 72.95 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.13 61.2 82.7 9
2010s 62.37 60.9 63.4 10
2020s 63.98 58.7 73.3 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 19 Italy 77.41 compare
  2. 20 Austria 76.12 compare
  3. 21 Greece 75.64 compare
  4. 23 Estonia 72.88 compare
  5. 24 France 72.81 compare
  6. 25 Slovenia 72.71 compare

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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 72.95 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 in 2003.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 58.7 in 2020.
How does Poland rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Poland ranks 22nd out of 33 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 17.1%. 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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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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