LV · 2020 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Latvia, 2020
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
167.8
Latvia, 2020
▼ 1.3% vs 2019 (170.0)
Analysis
In 2020, Latvia's tax rate on low wage earners decreased by 1.3% compared to 2019, reaching 167.8.
Latvia accounts for 113.5% of the EU-27 total of 147.8.
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 4.6% (from 175.8 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
113.5%
EU-27: 147.8
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220