France vs Italy: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 72.77 Percentage of labour costs against 58.18 Percentage of labour costs in France, a difference of 14.59 Percentage of labour costs.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 1st of 29 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.45 Percentage of labour costs | 54.67 Percentage of labour costs | 0.2141 Percentage of labour costs | Italy |
| 2010s | 57.6 Percentage of labour costs | 55.88 Percentage of labour costs | 1.72 Percentage of labour costs | France |
| 2020s | 58.09 Percentage of labour costs | 64.86 Percentage of labour costs | 6.78 Percentage of labour costs | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc), France or Italy?
- Italy, at 72.77 Percentage of labour costs against 58.18 Percentage of labour costs in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between France and Italy?
- 14.59 Percentage of labour costs, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- France ranks 4th and Italy ranks 1st 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