IE · 2018 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Ireland, 2018
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
111.2
Ireland, 2018
▼ 1.6% vs 2017 (113.0)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's tax rate on low wage earners decreased by 1.6% compared to 2017, reaching 111.2.
Ireland accounts for 74.2% of the EU-27 total of 149.9.
Ireland ranks 27th 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 17.4% (from 134.6 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
74.2%
EU-27: 149.9
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220