Czechia vs Hungary: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Czechia
41.2 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Hungary
41.15 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Czechia rank
8th
Hungary rank
9th
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- Czechia
- Hungary
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 41.2 Percentage of labour costs against 41.15 Percentage of labour costs in Hungary, a difference of 0.05 Percentage of labour costs.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hungary ahead.
Czechia ranks 8th and Hungary ranks 9th of 29 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.94 Percentage of labour costs | 53.14 Percentage of labour costs | 10.2 Percentage of labour costs | Hungary |
| 2010s | 42.93 Percentage of labour costs | 47.67 Percentage of labour costs | 4.75 Percentage of labour costs | Hungary |
| 2020s | 41.07 Percentage of labour costs | 41.9 Percentage of labour costs | 0.8303 Percentage of labour costs | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc), Czechia or Hungary?
- Czechia, at 41.2 Percentage of labour costs against 41.15 Percentage of labour costs in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between Czechia and Hungary?
- 0.05 Percentage of labour costs, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Hungary?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Hungary rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Czechia ranks 8th and Hungary ranks 9th 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