Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Romania

Romania: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 61.86 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
61.86
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
30th
of 33 countries
All-time high
62.79
in 2024
All-time low
47.1
in 2017
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Romania, 2008–2025

02040602008201620252008: 552009: 59.42010: 57.82011: 52.72012: 52.32013: 51.92014: 50.92015: 49.72016: 482017: 47.12018: 562019: 55.52020: 55.22021: 54.82022: 50.72023: 52.62024: 62.82025: 61.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Romania stood at 61.86.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Romania peaked at 62.79 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.1, in 2017.

That places Romania 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Romania, 2008 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2008 55
2009 59.4 +8.0%
2010 57.8 -2.7%
2011 52.7 -8.8%
2012 52.3 -0.8%
2013 51.9 -0.8%
2014 50.9 -1.9%
2015 49.7 -2.4%
2016 48 -3.4%
2017 47.1 -1.9%
2018 56 +18.9%
2019 55.5 -0.9%
2020 55.2 -0.5%
2021 54.8 -0.7%
2022 50.7 -7.5%
2023 52.6 +3.7%
2024 62.79 +19.4%
2025 61.86 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.2 55 59.4 2
2010s 52.19 47.1 57.8 10
2020s 56.32 50.7 62.79 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 27 Finland 68.88 compare
  2. 28 Cyprus 67.43 compare
  3. 29 Slovakia 64.32 compare
  4. 31 United States 59.7 compare
  5. 32 United Kingdom 57.8 compare
  6. 33 Ireland 55.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Romania?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Romania was 61.86 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 62.79 in 2024.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 47.1 in 2017.
How does Romania rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Romania ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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