Czechia vs Portugal: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- Czechia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 47.8 Percentage of labour costs against 45.14 Percentage of labour costs in Czechia, a difference of 2.66 Percentage of labour costs.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Czechia ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th of 29 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.65 Percentage of labour costs | 47.35 Percentage of labour costs | 1.3 Percentage of labour costs | Czechia |
| 2010s | 48.57 Percentage of labour costs | 51.32 Percentage of labour costs | 2.75 Percentage of labour costs | Portugal |
| 2020s | 45.47 Percentage of labour costs | 50.09 Percentage of labour costs | 4.61 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), Czechia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 47.8 Percentage of labour costs against 45.14 Percentage of labour costs in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between Czechia and Portugal?
- 2.66 Percentage of labour costs, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Portugal rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Czechia ranks 16th and Portugal 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) - 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