Luxembourg vs Portugal: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Luxembourg
40.16 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Portugal
39.34 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
11th
Portugal rank
12th
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 40.16 Percentage of labour costs against 39.34 Percentage of labour costs in Portugal, a difference of 0.82 Percentage of labour costs.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 12th of 29 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.85 Percentage of labour costs | 36.65 Percentage of labour costs | 2.79 Percentage of labour costs | Portugal |
| 2010s | 38 Percentage of labour costs | 39.18 Percentage of labour costs | 1.18 Percentage of labour costs | Portugal |
| 2020s | 40.08 Percentage of labour costs | 40.41 Percentage of labour costs | 0.3325 Percentage of labour costs | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Luxembourg, at 40.16 Percentage of labour costs against 39.34 Percentage of labour costs in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 0.82 Percentage of labour costs, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Luxembourg ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 12th 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