LV · 2019 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Latvia, 2019
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
170.0
Latvia, 2019
▼ 0.2% vs 2018 (170.4)
Analysis
In 2019, Latvia's tax rate on low wage earners decreased by 0.2% compared to 2018, reaching 170.0.
Latvia accounts for 114.0% of the EU-27 total of 149.2.
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 3.8% (from 176.8 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
114.0%
EU-27: 149.2
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220