Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) was 39.79 Percentage of labour costs in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
39.79 Percentage of labour costs
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
5th
of 7 countries
All-time high
45.72 Percentage of labour costs
in 2001
All-time low
37.08 Percentage of labour costs
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Lithuania, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of labour costs.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 39.79 Percentage of labour costs for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Lithuania peaked at 45.72 Percentage of labour costs in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37.08 Percentage of labour costs, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage of labour costs | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7 Percentage of labour costs | — |
| 2001 | 45.72 Percentage of labour costs | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 45.18 Percentage of labour costs | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 44.35 Percentage of labour costs | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 44.83 Percentage of labour costs | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 45.43 Percentage of labour costs | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 44.44 Percentage of labour costs | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 43.02 Percentage of labour costs | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 41.59 Percentage of labour costs | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 40.68 Percentage of labour costs | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 40.6 Percentage of labour costs | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.71 Percentage of labour costs | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 40.92 Percentage of labour costs | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.11 Percentage of labour costs | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.98 Percentage of labour costs | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 41.21 Percentage of labour costs | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.29 Percentage of labour costs | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.07 Percentage of labour costs | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.66 Percentage of labour costs | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 37.66 Percentage of labour costs | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 37.08 Percentage of labour costs | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 37.55 Percentage of labour costs | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 38.37 Percentage of labour costs | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 38.99 Percentage of labour costs | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 39.42 Percentage of labour costs | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 39.79 Percentage of labour costs | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.09 Percentage of labour costs | 40.68 Percentage of labour costs | 45.72 Percentage of labour costs | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.62 Percentage of labour costs | 37.66 Percentage of labour costs | 41.29 Percentage of labour costs | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.53 Percentage of labour costs | 37.08 Percentage of labour costs | 39.79 Percentage of labour costs | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 2 Estonia 42.64 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 2 Germany 49.26 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 3 France 47.18 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 3 Türkiye 40.33 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 4 Austria 47.09 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 4 Latvia 40.14 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 5 Italy 45.76 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 6 Finland 42.48 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 6 Netherlands 35.94 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 7 Poland 35.03 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 7 Spain 41.44 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 8 Czechia 41.2 Percentage of labour costs compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Lithuania?
- Personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Lithuania was 39.79 Percentage of labour costs in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.72 Percentage of labour costs in 2001.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.08 Percentage of labour costs in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Lithuania ranks 5th out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) - average and marginal rates on gross wage and earnings — Tax wedge. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average and 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 average wage. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household