BG · 2017 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Bulgaria, 2017
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
164.0
Bulgaria, 2017
▲ 0.5% vs 2016 (163.2)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 0.5% compared to 2016, reaching 164.0.
Bulgaria accounts for 109.7% of the EU-27 total of 149.6.
Bulgaria 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 grown by 0.5% (from 163.2 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
109.7%
EU-27: 149.6
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220