BE · 2009 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Belgium, 2009
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
179.0
Belgium, 2009
▲ 5.5% vs 2008 (169.6)
Analysis
In 2009, Belgium's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 5.5% compared to 2008, reaching 179.0.
Belgium ranks 1st out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2009
#1 of 25
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220