Costa Rica vs Mexico: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Costa Rica
27.66 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Mexico
28.45 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
27th
Mexico rank
26th
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 28.45 Percentage of labour costs against 27.66 Percentage of labour costs in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.79 Percentage of labour costs.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 26th of 29 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.17 Percentage of labour costs | 22.24 Percentage of labour costs | 3.93 Percentage of labour costs | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 26.57 Percentage of labour costs | 23.83 Percentage of labour costs | 2.74 Percentage of labour costs | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 27.55 Percentage of labour costs | 27.33 Percentage of labour costs | 0.2172 Percentage of labour costs | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc), Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 28.45 Percentage of labour costs against 27.66 Percentage of labour costs in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.79 Percentage of labour costs, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Costa Rica ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 26th 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) - marginal 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
Marginal 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 AW/APW. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household