United States of America vs World: Social contributions
United States of America
36.5%
in 2024
World
20.6%
in 2018
United States of America rank
11th
World rank
15th
Social contributions over time
- United States of America
- World
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 36.5% against 20.6% in World, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
United States of America ranks 11th and World ranks 15th of 112 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, United States of America or World?
- United States of America, at 36.5% against 20.6% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in social contributions between United States of America and World?
- 15.9%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
- How do United States of America and World rank globally for social contributions?
- United States of America ranks 11th and World ranks 15th 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.
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About this data
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.