Czechia vs Sweden: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Czechia
41.2 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Sweden
41.14 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Czechia rank
8th
Sweden rank
10th
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 41.2 Percentage of labour costs against 41.14 Percentage of labour costs in Sweden, a difference of 0.06 Percentage of labour costs.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Czechia ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th of 29 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.94 Percentage of labour costs | 47.28 Percentage of labour costs | 4.34 Percentage of labour costs | Sweden |
| 2010s | 42.93 Percentage of labour costs | 42.79 Percentage of labour costs | 0.1397 Percentage of labour costs | Czechia |
| 2020s | 41.07 Percentage of labour costs | 42.05 Percentage of labour costs | 0.9765 Percentage of labour costs | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Czechia, at 41.2 Percentage of labour costs against 41.14 Percentage of labour costs in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.06 Percentage of labour costs, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Czechia ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th 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