SEARCH ALL
FACTS & STATISTICS
Advanced view
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
DEFINITION
Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.
Taxation Statistics > Social contributions > % of revenue (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
Select another time period:
Most recent
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Germany :
58.34 %
2005
Taxation in Germany
# 2
Spain :
48.02 %
2005
Taxation in Spain
# 3
Czech Republic :
45.72 %
2005
Taxation in Czech Republic
# 4
France :
41.8 %
2005
Taxation in France
# 5
Romania :
41.54 %
2002
Taxation in Romania
# 6
Slovakia :
39.93 %
2005
Taxation in Slovakia
# 7
Poland :
39.7 %
2005
Taxation in Poland
# 8
Switzerland :
38.68 %
2002
Taxation in Switzerland
# 9
Slovenia :
38.33 %
2005
Taxation in Slovenia
# 10
Austria :
37.77 %
2005
Taxation in Austria
# 11
United States :
37.36 %
2005
Taxation in United States
# 12
Sweden :
36.58 %
2005
Taxation in Sweden
# 13
Italy :
35.85 %
2005
Taxation in Italy
# 14
Ukraine :
35.4 %
2005
Taxation in Ukraine
# 15
Brazil :
34.97 %
1998
Taxation in Brazil
# 16
Hungary :
34.86 %
2005
Taxation in Hungary
# 17
Belarus :
34.63 %
2005
Taxation in Belarus
# 18
Greece :
34.54 %
2005
Taxation in Greece
# 19
Belgium :
34.41 %
2005
Taxation in Belgium
# 20
Estonia :
34.33 %
2004
Taxation in Estonia
# 21
Netherlands :
34.13 %
2005
Taxation in Netherlands
# 22
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
34.04 %
2005
Taxation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 23
Croatia :
33.79 %
2005
Taxation in Croatia
# 24
Portugal :
32.58 %
2005
Taxation in Portugal
# 25
Costa Rica :
31.85 %
2005
Taxation in Costa Rica
# 26
Finland :
30.7 %
2005
Taxation in Finland
# 27
Lithuania :
30.5 %
2005
Taxation in Lithuania
# 28
Luxembourg :
29.68 %
2005
Taxation in Luxembourg
# 29
Serbia and Montenegro :
28.82 %
2002
Taxation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 30
Latvia :
28.53 %
2005
Taxation in Latvia
# 31
Netherlands Antilles :
26.98 %
1994
Taxation in Netherlands Antilles
# 32
Japan :
26.18 %
1993
Taxation in Japan
# 33
Bulgaria :
26.13 %
2005
Taxation in Bulgaria
# 34
Moldova :
23.69 %
2005
Taxation in Moldova
# 35
Canada :
22.53 %
2005
Taxation in Canada
# 36
United Kingdom :
21.86 %
2005
Taxation in United Kingdom
# 37
Azerbaijan :
21.69 %
1999
Taxation in Azerbaijan
# 38
San Marino :
20.56 %
2004
Taxation in San Marino
# 39
Uruguay :
20.47 %
2005
Taxation in Uruguay
# 40
Malta :
19.75 %
2004
Taxation in Malta
# 41
Cyprus :
19.71 %
2005
Taxation in Cyprus
# 42
Barbados :
19.61 %
2004
Taxation in Barbados
# 43
Panama :
19.56 %
2001
Taxation in Panama
# 44
Georgia :
19.38 %
2005
Taxation in Georgia
# 45
Tunisia :
18.38 %
2005
Taxation in Tunisia
# 46
Norway :
17.89 %
2005
Taxation in Norway
# 47
Russia :
17.72 %
2005
Taxation in Russia
# 48
Albania :
17.55 %
2004
Taxation in Albania
# 49
Ireland :
17.17 %
2005
Taxation in Ireland
# 50
Israel :
16.73 %
2005
Taxation in Israel
# 51
Argentina :
16.56 %
2004
Taxation in Argentina
# 52
Korea, South :
16.16 %
2005
Taxation in Korea, South
# 53
Nicaragua :
15.95 %
2005
Taxation in Nicaragua
# 54
Mongolia :
15.75 %
2003
Taxation in Mongolia
# 55
Paraguay :
15.25 %
2005
Taxation in Paraguay
# 56
Armenia :
14.25 %
2005
Taxation in Armenia
# 57
El Salvador :
12.93 %
2005
Taxation in El Salvador
# 58
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
12.87 %
2003
Taxation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 59
Seychelles :
12.49 %
2005
Taxation in Seychelles
# 60
Tajikistan :
12.48 %
2004
Taxation in Tajikistan
# 61
Iran :
10.53 %
2005
Taxation in Iran
# 62
Mexico :
10.48 %
2000
Taxation in Mexico
# 63
Iceland :
9.23 %
2002
Taxation in Iceland
# 64
Peru :
8.67 %
2005
Taxation in Peru
# 65
Bolivia :
7.58 %
2005
Taxation in Bolivia
# 66
Côte d'Ivoire :
7.46 %
2005
Taxation in Côte d'Ivoire
# 67
Colombia :
7.44 %
2005
Taxation in Colombia
# 68
Jamaica :
7.18 %
2005
Taxation in Jamaica
# 69
Burundi :
6.43 %
1999
Taxation in Burundi
# 70
Central African Republic :
6.39 %
2004
Taxation in Central African Republic
# 71
Chile :
5.91 %
2005
Taxation in Chile
# 72
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
4.9 %
1993
Taxation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 73
Ethiopia :
4.81 %
2002
Taxation in Ethiopia
# 74
Thailand :
4.79 %
2005
Taxation in Thailand
# 75
Trinidad and Tobago :
4.66 %
2004
Taxation in Trinidad and Tobago
# 76
Denmark :
4.33 %
2004
Taxation in Denmark
# 77
Congo, Republic of the :
4.22 %
2003
Taxation in Congo, Republic of the
# 78
Mauritius :
3.82 %
2005
Taxation in Mauritius
# 79
Bahrain :
3.44 %
2005
Taxation in Bahrain
= 80
Indonesia :
2.75 %
2004
Taxation in Indonesia
= 80
Zimbabwe :
2.75 %
1997
Taxation in Zimbabwe
# 82
Guatemala :
2.22 %
2005
Taxation in Guatemala
# 83
Venezuela :
2.2 %
2005
Taxation in Venezuela
# 84
Cameroon :
2.16 %
1999
Taxation in Cameroon
# 85
South Africa :
2.08 %
2005
Taxation in South Africa
# 86
Rwanda :
1.73 %
1992
Taxation in Rwanda
# 87
Dominican Republic :
1.55 %
2004
Taxation in Dominican Republic
# 88
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1.37 %
1993
Taxation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 89
Malaysia :
1.24 %
1995
Taxation in Malaysia
# 90
Lebanon :
1.22 %
2004
Taxation in Lebanon
# 91
Sri Lanka :
1.19 %
2005
Taxation in Sri Lanka
# 92
Namibia :
0.63 %
2003
Taxation in Namibia
= 93
Jordan :
0.59 %
2005
Taxation in Jordan
= 93
Guinea :
0.59 %
1999
Taxation in Guinea
# 95
Macau :
0.5 %
2005
Taxation in Macau
# 96
United Arab Emirates :
0.46 %
1999
Taxation in United Arab Emirates
# 97
Afghanistan :
0.36 %
2005
Taxation in Afghanistan
# 98
India :
0.34 %
2004
Taxation in India
# 99
Syria :
0.27 %
1999
Taxation in Syria
# 100
Gambia, The :
0.25 %
1993
Taxation in Gambia, The
= 101
Kazakhstan :
0.18 %
1999
Taxation in Kazakhstan
= 101
New Zealand :
0.18 %
2005
Taxation in New Zealand
# 103
Papua New Guinea :
0.17 %
2002
Taxation in Papua New Guinea
# 104
Belize :
0.1 %
1997
Taxation in Belize
# 105
Kenya :
0.09 %
2004
Taxation in Kenya
# 106
Bahamas, The :
0.05 %
1999
Taxation in Bahamas, The
# 107
Zambia :
0.01 %
1991
Taxation in Zambia
Weighted average:
16.9 %
DEFINITION: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.
See also
See this stat for year:
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Related links:
CITATION
"Social contributions > % of revenue by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/tax_soc_con_of_rev-taxation-social-contributions-of-revenue
Change citation style: APA MLA MHRA CSE AMA Chicago Bluebook Bluebook/JOLT
TOP TAXATION STATS