IE · 2019 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Ireland, 2019
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
108.8
Ireland, 2019
▼ 2.2% vs 2018 (111.2)
Analysis
In 2019, Ireland's tax rate on low wage earners decreased by 2.2% compared to 2018, reaching 108.8.
Ireland accounts for 72.9% of the EU-27 total of 149.2.
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 18.8% (from 134.0 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
72.9%
EU-27: 149.2
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220