IE · 2017 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Ireland, 2017
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
113.0
Ireland, 2017
▼ 19.3% vs 2016 (140.0)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's tax rate on low wage earners decreased by 19.3% compared to 2016, reaching 113.0.
Ireland accounts for 75.6% of the EU-27 total of 149.6.
Ireland ranks 25th 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 12.9% (from 129.8 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
75.6%
EU-27: 149.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220