SE · 2023 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Sweden, 2023
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
156.4
Sweden, 2023
▲ 0.6% vs 2022 (155.4)
Analysis
In 2023, Sweden's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 0.6% compared to 2022, reaching 156.4.
Sweden accounts for 105.5% 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 1.6% (from 159.0 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
105.5%
EU-27: 148.3
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220