Social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in OECD member countries — Tax revenue by country
Compulsory payments made by general government in respect of their employees. These are levied on both employees and employers and include contributions for unemployment insurance, sickness benefits, pensions, family allowances, and medical services.
What the numbers show
Social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in OECD member countries — Tax revenue is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 4.02 Percentage of GDP in Türkiye; the lowest is 0 Percentage of GDP in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9164 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 1.29 Percentage of GDP.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 71.6%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 90.8%).
Social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 4.02 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 3.32 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 3 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 2.64 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 2.39 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 5 | Finland | 2.3 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 6 | France | 2.27 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 1.97 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 1.89 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 9 | Belgium | 1.78 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 1.74 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 1.47 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 1.46 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 1.42 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 1.3 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 1.27 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 16 | Hungary | 0.9164 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 0.85 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 0.8451 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8312 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands | 0.762 Percentage of GDP | 2009 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Mexico | 0.7574 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 0.6279 Percentage of GDP | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 23 | Canada | 0.5647 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 24 | Switzerland | 0.4999 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 0.4784 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 26 | United States of America | 0.3737 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 0.2097 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 28 | Lithuania | 0.1992 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 90.8% | falling |
| 29 | Colombia | 0.183 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 0.1259 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Portugal | 0 Percentage of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 2.81 Percentage of GDP
About this data
Compulsory payments made by general government in respect of their employees. These are levied on both employees and employers and include contributions for unemployment insurance, sickness benefits, pensions, family allowances, and medical services.