Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue by country
Compulsory payments conferring entitlement to future social benefits These are usually earmarked to finance social benefits and paid to institutions of general government.
What the numbers show
Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 16.87 Percentage of GDP in Slovenia; the lowest is 0.0701 Percentage of GDP in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.59 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 9.38 Percentage of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 240.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 26.2%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 28.3%).
Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia | 16.87 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 6.97 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Czechia | 15.65 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 15.61 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 14.86 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 5 | France | 14.68 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 14.11 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 13.19 Percentage of GDP | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 13.12 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 12.69 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 12.47 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 12.23 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 11.99 Percentage of GDP | 2023 | down 18.1% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 11.75 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 11.61 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 10.97 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 26.2% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 10.73 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 10.66 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 10.52 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 10.05 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 20 | Norway | 9.42 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 9.04 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 8.96 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 6.68 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.07 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 25 | United States of America | 5.98 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 26 | Canada | 5.28 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 4.96 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | Ireland | 3.37 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 2.98 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 2.51 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 1.7 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 32 | Chile | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 33 | Denmark | 0.0701 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 15.57 Percentage of GDP
- Korea 7.66 Percentage of GDP
About this data
Compulsory payments conferring entitlement to future social benefits These are usually earmarked to finance social benefits and paid to institutions of general government.