Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 57.8 Rate in 2019. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United Kingdom, 2001–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2019, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United Kingdom stood at 57.8 Rate. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United Kingdom peaked at 68.6 Rate in 2003 and was at its lowest, 57.8 Rate, in 2018.
That places United Kingdom 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68.1 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 67.9 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.6 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 68.4 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.1 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.9 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.7 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 65.2 Rate | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 65.4 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 64.8 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 65.7 Rate | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 63.9 Rate | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 62.7 Rate | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 62.5 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 61.6 Rate | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.4 Rate | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 58.9 Rate | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 57.8 Rate | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 57.8 Rate | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.48 Rate | 65.2 Rate | 68.6 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.61 Rate | 57.8 Rate | 65.7 Rate | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 39 Türkiye 61.2 Rate compare
- 40 United States of America 59.7 Rate compare
- 40 United States 59.7 Rate compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 57.8 Rate compare
- 44 Ireland 55.21 Rate compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United Kingdom?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United Kingdom was 57.8 Rate in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6 Rate in 2003.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8 Rate in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- United Kingdom ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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