IT · 2021 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Italy, 2021
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
161.0
Italy, 2021
▲ 1.1% vs 2020 (159.2)
Analysis
In 2021, Italy's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 1.1% compared to 2020, reaching 161.0.
Italy accounts for 108.4% of the EU-27 total of 148.6.
Italy ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.5% (from 163.4 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
108.4%
EU-27: 148.6
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220