Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Spain
Spain: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) was 49.66 Percentage of labour costs in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Spain, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of labour costs.
Analysis
Spain recorded 49.66 Percentage of labour costs for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Spain peaked at 49.66 Percentage of labour costs in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.5 Percentage of labour costs, in 2000.
Spain ranks 10th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage of labour costs | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.5 Percentage of labour costs | — |
| 2001 | 45.5 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.5 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.5 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.5 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.5 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.5 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.19 Percentage of labour costs | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 48.19 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.09 Percentage of labour costs | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.09 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.09 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.53 Percentage of labour costs | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 49.53 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.53 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.53 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.53 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.87 Percentage of labour costs | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 48.86 Percentage of labour costs | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.87 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.87 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.87 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.12 Percentage of labour costs | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 49.37 Percentage of labour costs | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 49.41 Percentage of labour costs | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 49.66 Percentage of labour costs | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.3 Percentage of labour costs | 45.5 Percentage of labour costs | 48.19 Percentage of labour costs | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.05 Percentage of labour costs | 48.09 Percentage of labour costs | 49.53 Percentage of labour costs | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.22 Percentage of labour costs | 48.87 Percentage of labour costs | 49.66 Percentage of labour costs | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 7 Ireland 52.42 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 7 Poland 38.25 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 8 Greece 50.21 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 9 Norway 49.91 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 49.57 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 12 Germany 48.9 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 13 Sweden 48.57 Percentage of labour costs compare
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,804 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,417 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1699 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Spain?
- Personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Spain was 49.66 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 49.66 Percentage of labour costs in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5 Percentage of labour costs in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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) - marginal rates on gross wage earnings — Tax wedge. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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