MT · 2018 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Malta, 2018
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
112.6
Malta, 2018
▲ 13.7% vs 2017 (99.0)
Analysis
In 2018, Malta's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 13.7% compared to 2017, reaching 112.6.
Malta accounts for 75.1% of the EU-27 total of 149.9.
Malta ranks 25th 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 18.8% (from 94.8 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
75.1%
EU-27: 149.9
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220