Social contributions (% of revenue) by country
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.
Countries reporting
112
Highest
55.7%
Germany
Lowest
0.0%
Zambia
Median
15.2%
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
3,931
What the numbers show
Social contributions (% of revenue) is currently reported for 112 countries. The highest value is 55.7% in Germany; the lowest is 0.0% in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.2%, and the mean is 16.6%.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (up 9,510.1%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 99.9%).
Social contributions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 55.7% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 43.8% | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 3 | Czechia | 42.1% | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 4 | Spain | 41.4% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Slovakia | 40.8% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 39.2% | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 39.1% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 9 | France | 38.9% | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 10 | Switzerland | 37.7% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 11 | United States | 36.5% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 36.5% | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 35.6% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 14 | Belarus | 35.5% | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 34.6% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 16 | Andorra | 34.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 17 | Austria | 34.2% | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 33.7% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 31.8% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 31.7% | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 31.4% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 31.4% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 31.1% | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 24 | Italy | 30.9% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 25 | San Marino | 30.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 26 | Moldova | 30.7% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 30.0% | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 30.0% | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 30.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 30 | South Korea | 29.9% | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Serbia | 29.6% | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 28.1% | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 27.9% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | 27.8% | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 27.1% | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 26.5% | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 25.7% | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 38 | Tunisia | 25.5% | 2012 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 39 | Canada | 23.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 23.0% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 41 | Brazil | 22.4% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 42 | Albania | 21.6% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 20.6% | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 19.9% | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 45 | Mongolia | 19.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 46 | Russia | 18.9% | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 47 | Iran | 18.7% | 2009 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 18.4% | 2020 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 17.8% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 17.3% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 16.1% | 2024 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Ecuador | 16.1% | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 53 | Israel | 16.0% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 54 | Ireland | 15.6% | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 15.4% | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 56 | Malta | 15.3% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 57 | Ukraine | 15.1% | 2024 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 58 | Georgia | 14.9% | 2007 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.9% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 13.9% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 61 | Mexico | 13.1% | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.2% | 2019 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 9.8% | 1995 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 64 | Peru | 9.7% | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 65 | Iceland | 9.5% | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 66 | Sweden | 9.2% | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 9.0% | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 8.8% | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 69 | Rwanda | 8.8% | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 70 | Mauritius | 7.1% | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 71 | Bolivia | 7.0% | 2007 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 72 | Guatemala | 5.9% | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.7% | 1999 | up 9,510.1% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 5.4% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 75 | Thailand | 5.0% | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Angola | 5.0% | 2017 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Madagascar | 4.9% | 2024 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 4.1% | 2024 | up 108.5% | falling |
| 79 | Niger | 4.0% | 1980 | — | rising |
| 80 | Kenya | 3.9% | 2023 | up 148.2% | rising |
| 81 | Senegal | 3.6% | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 3.3% | 2018 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 2.8% | 2018 | up 3,170.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Indonesia | 2.8% | 2004 | up 38.5% | flat |
| 85 | New Zealand | 2.0% | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 86 | South Africa | 1.8% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 87 | Denmark | 1.7% | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 88 | Gabon | 1.6% | 2021 | up 202.2% | rising |
| 89 | Cameroon | 1.6% | 2021 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 90 | Samoa | 1.3% | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 1.2% | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 92 | Myanmar | 0.8% | 2019 | up 896.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2015 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Australia | 0.6% | 1998 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 0.6% | 2017 | up 134.3% | rising |
| 96 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 97 | Bhutan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 513.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Seychelles | 0.5% | 2008 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Macao | 0.4% | 2024 | up 235.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 0.2% | 2020 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2% | 2002 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 103 | India | 0.1% | 2022 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2023 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Belize | 0.1% | 2016 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2016 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2024 | down 99.2% | rising |
| 109 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2003 | down 84.4% | falling |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 1999 | down 99.9% | falling |
| 111 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2019 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2002 | down 15.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 31.7%
- Euro area 31.6%
- European Union 31.4%
- Other small states 31.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 31.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 30.9%
- High income 30.5%
- OECD members 30.0%
- North America 30.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 22.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 21.6%
- IBRD only 21.2%
- Small states 21.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 20.8%
- World 20.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 19.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean 17.6%
- Upper middle income 16.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 16.1%
- Caribbean Small States 12.2%
- South Asia 1.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 1.0%
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.