MT · 2017 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Malta, 2017
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
99.0
Malta, 2017
▲ 3.3% vs 2016 (95.8)
Analysis
In 2017, Malta's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 3.3% compared to 2016, reaching 99.0.
Malta accounts for 66.2% of the EU-27 total of 149.6.
Malta ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.4% (from 94.8 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
66.2%
EU-27: 149.6
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220