Luxembourg vs Norway: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 40.16 Percentage of labour costs against 36.39 Percentage of labour costs in Norway, a difference of 3.77 Percentage of labour costs.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 11th and Norway ranks 14th of 29 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.85 Percentage of labour costs | 37.98 Percentage of labour costs | 4.12 Percentage of labour costs | Norway |
| 2010s | 38 Percentage of labour costs | 36.68 Percentage of labour costs | 1.32 Percentage of labour costs | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 40.08 Percentage of labour costs | 36.18 Percentage of labour costs | 3.9 Percentage of labour costs | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc), Luxembourg or Norway?
- Luxembourg, at 40.16 Percentage of labour costs against 36.39 Percentage of labour costs in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 3.77 Percentage of labour costs, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Luxembourg ranks 11th and Norway ranks 14th 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