IE · 2022 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Ireland, 2022
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
133.6
Ireland, 2022
▼ 1.6% vs 2021 (135.8)
Analysis
In 2022, Ireland's tax rate on low wage earners decreased by 1.6% compared to 2021, reaching 133.6.
Ireland accounts for 90.1% of the EU-27 total of 148.3.
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 grown by 18.2% (from 113.0 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
90.1%
EU-27: 148.3
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220