LV · 2024 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Latvia, 2024
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
167.6
Latvia, 2024
▲ 1.5% vs 2023 (165.2)
Analysis
In 2024, Latvia's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 167.6.
Latvia accounts for 112.6% of the EU-27 total of 148.8.
Latvia ranks 8th 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 1.4% (from 170.0 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
112.6%
EU-27: 148.8
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220