LV · 2017 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Latvia, 2017
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
174.8
Latvia, 2017
▲ 0.1% vs 2016 (174.6)
Analysis
In 2017, Latvia's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 0.1% compared to 2016, reaching 174.8.
Latvia accounts for 116.9% of the EU-27 total of 149.6.
Latvia ranks 4th 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 2.5% (from 179.2 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
116.9%
EU-27: 149.6
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220