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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.2 | 55 | 59.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.19 | 47.1 | 57.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.32 | 50.7 | 62.79 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
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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