HU · 2017 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Hungary, 2017
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
157.0
Hungary, 2017
▲ 0.5% vs 2016 (156.2)
Analysis
In 2017, Hungary's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 0.5% compared to 2016, reaching 157.0.
Hungary accounts for 105.0% of the EU-27 total of 149.6.
Hungary ranks 15th 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 1.3% (from 159.0 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
105.0%
EU-27: 149.6
Hungary timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220