Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain
Spain: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 76.12 Rate in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
76.12 Rate
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
21st
of 44 countries
All-time high
82.8 Rate
in 2012
All-time low
76.12 Rate
in 2025
Years of data
25
2001–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain stood at 76.12 Rate. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain peaked at 82.8 Rate in 2012 and was at its lowest, 76.12 Rate, in 2025.
Spain ranks 21st of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79.9 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 80.2 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.7 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 80 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.2 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.3 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.5 Rate | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 81.2 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 80.6 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 82.6 Rate | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 82.7 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.8 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.7 Rate | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 81.7 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.2 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 81.1 Rate | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.1 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.9 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 82 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.5 Rate | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 82.1 Rate | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 80.4 Rate | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 82.2 Rate | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 77.65 Rate | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 76.12 Rate | -2.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 76.12 Rate is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.31 Rate, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Spain's 76.12 Rate is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.12 Rate, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4 Rate | 79.7 Rate | 81.5 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.88 Rate | 81.1 Rate | 82.8 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.83 Rate | 76.12 Rate | 82.2 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More work & labour data for Spain
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5576 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4982 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1207 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,073 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,322 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 16,051 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 33,128 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain was 76.12 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8 Rate in 2012.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.12 Rate in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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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