BE · 2020 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Belgium, 2020
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
179.6
Belgium, 2020
▼ 2.7% vs 2019 (184.6)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's tax rate on low wage earners decreased by 2.7% compared to 2019, reaching 179.6.
Belgium accounts for 121.5% of the EU-27 total of 147.8.
Belgium ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.9% (from 181.2 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
121.5%
EU-27: 147.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220