PT · 2015 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Portugal, 2015
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
157.6
Portugal, 2015
▲ 0.6% vs 2014 (156.6)
Analysis
In 2015, Portugal's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 0.6% compared to 2014, reaching 157.6.
Portugal accounts for 105.0% of the EU-27 total of 150.1.
Portugal ranks 14th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.7% (from 152.0 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#14 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2015
105.0%
EU-27: 150.1
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220