Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain

Spain: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 79.72 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
79.72
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
13th
of 33 countries
All-time high
82.8
in 2012
All-time low
79.7
in 2003
Years of data
25
2001–2025

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

0204060802001201320252001: 79.92002: 80.22003: 79.72004: 802005: 80.22006: 80.32007: 81.52008: 81.22009: 80.62010: 82.62011: 82.72012: 82.82013: 81.72014: 81.72015: 81.22016: 81.12017: 81.12018: 81.92019: 822020: 80.52021: 82.12022: 80.42023: 82.22024: 81.62025: 79.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain stood at 79.72.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain peaked at 82.8 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 79.7, in 2003.

Spain ranks 13th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Spain, 2001 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2001 79.9
2002 80.2 +0.4%
2003 79.7 -0.6%
2004 80 +0.4%
2005 80.2 +0.3%
2006 80.3 +0.1%
2007 81.5 +1.5%
2008 81.2 -0.4%
2009 80.6 -0.7%
2010 82.6 +2.5%
2011 82.7 +0.1%
2012 82.8 +0.1%
2013 81.7 -1.3%
2014 81.7 +0.0%
2015 81.2 -0.6%
2016 81.1 -0.1%
2017 81.1 +0.0%
2018 81.9 +1.0%
2019 82 +0.1%
2020 80.5 -1.8%
2021 82.1 +2.0%
2022 80.4 -2.1%
2023 82.2 +2.2%
2024 81.58 -0.8%
2025 79.72 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.4 79.7 81.5 9
2010s 81.88 81.1 82.8 10
2020s 81.08 79.72 82.2 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 10 Bulgaria 82.4 compare
  2. 11 Portugal 79.91 compare
  3. 12 Germany 79.86 compare
  4. 14 Netherlands 79.11 compare
  5. 15 Norway 78.7 compare
  6. 16 Hungary 78.5 compare

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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 79.72 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 in 2012.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 79.7 in 2003.
How does Spain rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Spain ranks 13th out of 33 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 1.8%. 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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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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