IE · 2020 · tesem220

Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap

Ireland, 2020

Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
110.2
Ireland, 2020
▲ 1.3% vs 2019 (108.8)
Analysis

In 2020, Ireland's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 1.3% compared to 2019, reaching 110.2.

Ireland accounts for 74.6% of the EU-27 total of 147.8.

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 16.8% (from 132.4 in 2015).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
74.6%
EU-27: 147.8
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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