AT · 2021 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Austria, 2021
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
140.4
Austria, 2021
▼ 0.4% vs 2020 (141.0)
Analysis
In 2021, Austria's tax rate on low wage earners decreased by 0.4% compared to 2020, reaching 140.4.
Austria accounts for 94.5% of the EU-27 total of 148.6.
Austria ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.5% (from 144.0 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
94.5%
EU-27: 148.6
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220