Tax Wedge (single, avg wage) (OECD)
Tax Wedge (single, avg wage). OECD Taxing Wages, 2016–2023.
Source: OECD Taxing Wages Licence: OECD terms — public data Unit: % of labour cost Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
Avg (2023)
35.0
+0.10pp vs 2022
Improving
5
of 40 tracked
Declining
4
period over period
Stable
31
±0.5pp band
Tax Wedge (single, avg wage)
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2016–2023.
OECDEurope & Central AsiaAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEast Asia & Pacific
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 29.2 | +2.2pp |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 41.3 | +1.4pp |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 21.1 | +1.0pp |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 41.1 | +0.70pp |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 40.2 | +0.60pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 20 | -1.0pp |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 35.1 | -0.70pp |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 29.9 | -0.60pp |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 28.6 | -0.60pp |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 35.1 | -0.50pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
East Asia & Pacific +0.90pp
OECD +0.20pp
Europe & Central Asia +0.10pp
Middle East & North Africa -0.20pp
Americas -0.40pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe & Central Asia | 27 | 39.8 | +0.10pp |
| OECD | 2 | 38.2 | +0.20pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 4 | 27 | +0.90pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 1 | 23.2 | -0.20pp |
| Americas | 6 | 19.6 | -0.40pp |
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