LV · 2018 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Latvia, 2018
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
170.4
Latvia, 2018
▼ 2.5% vs 2017 (174.8)
Analysis
In 2018, Latvia's tax rate on low wage earners decreased by 2.5% compared to 2017, reaching 170.4.
Latvia accounts for 113.7% of the EU-27 total of 149.9.
Latvia ranks 5th 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 4.3% (from 178.0 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
113.7%
EU-27: 149.9
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220