SE · 2022 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Sweden, 2022
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
155.4
Sweden, 2022
▼ 0.5% vs 2021 (156.2)
Analysis
In 2022, Sweden's tax rate on low wage earners decreased by 0.5% compared to 2021, reaching 155.4.
Sweden accounts for 104.8% of the EU-27 total of 148.3.
Sweden ranks 13th 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 2.3% (from 159.0 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
104.8%
EU-27: 148.3
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220