Netherlands vs Spain: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 41.44 Percentage of labour costs against 35.94 Percentage of labour costs in Netherlands, a difference of 5.5 Percentage of labour costs.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 6th and Spain ranks 7th of 7 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.41 Percentage of labour costs | 38.73 Percentage of labour costs | 0.3235 Percentage of labour costs | Spain |
| 2010s | 37.5 Percentage of labour costs | 39.95 Percentage of labour costs | 2.46 Percentage of labour costs | Spain |
| 2020s | 36.07 Percentage of labour costs | 40.43 Percentage of labour costs | 4.36 Percentage of labour costs | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc), Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 41.44 Percentage of labour costs against 35.94 Percentage of labour costs in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between Netherlands and Spain?
- 5.5 Percentage of labour costs, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Netherlands ranks 6th and Spain ranks 7th of 7 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