BE · 2024 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Belgium, 2024
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
171.6
Belgium, 2024
▲ 0.2% vs 2023 (171.2)
Analysis
In 2024, Belgium's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 0.2% compared to 2023, reaching 171.6.
Belgium accounts for 115.3% of the EU-27 total of 148.8.
Belgium ranks 7th 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 7.0% (from 184.6 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
115.3%
EU-27: 148.8
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220