France vs Luxembourg: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC)
France
58.18 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
Luxembourg
57.37 Percentage of labour costs
in 2025
France rank
4th
Luxembourg rank
5th
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) over time
- France
- Luxembourg
How they compare
France currently reports 58.18 Percentage of labour costs against 57.37 Percentage of labour costs in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.81 Percentage of labour costs.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 4th and Luxembourg ranks 5th of 29 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.45 Percentage of labour costs | 51.46 Percentage of labour costs | 2.99 Percentage of labour costs | France |
| 2010s | 57.6 Percentage of labour costs | 55.91 Percentage of labour costs | 1.7 Percentage of labour costs | France |
| 2020s | 58.09 Percentage of labour costs | 57.47 Percentage of labour costs | 0.6195 Percentage of labour costs | France |
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 Luxembourg?
- France, at 58.18 Percentage of labour costs against 57.37 Percentage of labour costs in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) between France and Luxembourg?
- 0.81 Percentage of labour costs, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Luxembourg?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do France and Luxembourg rank globally for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- France ranks 4th and Luxembourg ranks 5th 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