PT · 2024 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Portugal, 2024
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
196.2
Portugal, 2024
▲ 23.4% vs 2023 (159.0)
Analysis
In 2024, Portugal's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 23.4% compared to 2023, reaching 196.2.
Portugal accounts for 131.8% of the EU-27 total of 148.8.
Portugal ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 24.2% (from 158.0 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
131.8%
EU-27: 148.8
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220