Australia vs Costa Rica: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Australia
27.9 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Costa Rica
27.66 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Australia rank
22nd
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Australia currently reports 27.9 Percentage of labour costs against 27.66 Percentage of labour costs in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.24 Percentage of labour costs.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 29 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.12 Percentage of labour costs | 26.17 Percentage of labour costs | 1.95 Percentage of labour costs | Australia |
| 2010s | 27.82 Percentage of labour costs | 26.57 Percentage of labour costs | 1.25 Percentage of labour costs | Australia |
| 2020s | 28.19 Percentage of labour costs | 27.55 Percentage of labour costs | 0.6368 Percentage of labour costs | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc), Australia or Costa Rica?
- Australia, at 27.9 Percentage of labour costs against 27.66 Percentage of labour costs in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.24 Percentage of labour costs, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Australia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 23rd 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 rates on gross wage 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 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