IE · 2021 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Ireland, 2021
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
135.8
Ireland, 2021
▲ 23.2% vs 2020 (110.2)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 23.2% compared to 2020, reaching 135.8.
Ireland accounts for 91.4% of the EU-27 total of 148.6.
Ireland ranks 22nd 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 3.0% (from 140.0 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
91.4%
EU-27: 148.6
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220