Social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in in United States of America
United States of America: Social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in was 0.3737 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3737 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5226 Percentage of GDP
in 1992
All-time low
0.141 Percentage of GDP
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
Social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in in United States of America, 1965–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.3737 Percentage of GDP for social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in in United States of America peaked at 0.5226 Percentage of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.141 Percentage of GDP, in 1965.
United States of America ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.141 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 0.1609 Percentage of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2051 Percentage of GDP | +27.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2187 Percentage of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2436 Percentage of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2436 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2469 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2627 Percentage of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2775 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3023 Percentage of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3126 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.318 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3294 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3314 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.335 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3373 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.349 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3777 Percentage of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3579 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3521 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3593 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3725 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3743 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3969 Percentage of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.417 Percentage of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.484 Percentage of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5117 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5226 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5165 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.501 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4844 Percentage of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4648 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4521 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4415 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4355 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4306 Percentage of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4425 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4571 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4609 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4516 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4405 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4438 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.44 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4515 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4872 Percentage of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4743 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.466 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4495 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4311 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4214 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4149 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4092 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.406 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3981 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3952 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4298 Percentage of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3907 Percentage of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.369 Percentage of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3713 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3737 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.3737 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8832 Percentage of GDP, 42% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in in United States of America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +27.4% | 0.1609 Percentage of GDP | 0.2051 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1939 Percentage of GDP | 0.141 Percentage of GDP | 0.2436 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.2959 Percentage of GDP | 0.2436 Percentage of GDP | 0.335 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3694 Percentage of GDP | 0.3373 Percentage of GDP | 0.417 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4814 Percentage of GDP | 0.4355 Percentage of GDP | 0.5226 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4506 Percentage of GDP | 0.4306 Percentage of GDP | 0.4872 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4266 Percentage of GDP | 0.3952 Percentage of GDP | 0.4743 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3869 Percentage of GDP | 0.369 Percentage of GDP | 0.4298 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in in United States of America?
- Social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in in United States of America was 0.3737 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5226 Percentage of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.141 Percentage of GDP in 1965.
- How does United States of America rank for social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in?
- United States of America ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by government in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.