Which has higher social contributions, Iran or United Kingdom?

Iran, at 18.7% against 17.3% in United Kingdom as of 2009.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?

38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2009.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs United Kingdom: Social contributions (% of revenue)

Iran

18.7%

in 2009

United Kingdom

17.3%

in 2024

Iran rank

47th

United Kingdom rank

50th

Social contributions (% of revenue) over time

Iran
United Kingdom

How they compare

Iran currently reports 18.7% against 17.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 112 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.9%	17.0%	14.1%	United Kingdom
1980s	9.9%	18.1%	8.2%	United Kingdom
1990s	7.9%	19.4%	11.5%	United Kingdom
2000s	13.6%	18.2%	4.6%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher social contributions, Iran or United Kingdom?: Iran, at 18.7% against 17.3% in United Kingdom as of 2009.
What is the difference in social contributions between Iran and United Kingdom?: 1.4%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2009.
How do Iran and United Kingdom rank globally for social contributions?: Iran ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iran vs United Kingdom: Social contributions. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 08 November 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/social-contributions-percent-of-revenue/iran-islamic-rep/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/social-contributions-percent-of-revenue/iran-islamic-rep/united-kingdom/">Iran vs United Kingdom: Social contributions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Social contributions (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 134 places, 3,935 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.