Finland vs Italy: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 45.76 Percentage of labour costs against 42.48 Percentage of labour costs in Finland, a difference of 3.28 Percentage of labour costs.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 6th and Italy ranks 5th of 29 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.69 Percentage of labour costs | 46.42 Percentage of labour costs | 1.74 Percentage of labour costs | Italy |
| 2010s | 42.92 Percentage of labour costs | 47.7 Percentage of labour costs | 4.78 Percentage of labour costs | Italy |
| 2020s | 42.69 Percentage of labour costs | 46.13 Percentage of labour costs | 3.44 Percentage of labour costs | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc), Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 45.76 Percentage of labour costs against 42.48 Percentage of labour costs in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between Finland and Italy?
- 3.28 Percentage of labour costs, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Finland ranks 6th and Italy ranks 5th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) - average and marginal rates on gross wage and earnings — Tax wedge. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The average and marginal personal income tax (PIT) and social security contribution (SSC) rates for a single person without dependent, at various multiples (67%, 100%, 133%, 167%) of the average wage. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household