Social contributions in OECD members
OECD members: Social contributions was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in OECD members, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social contributions in OECD members is 30.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in OECD members peaked at 33.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1973.
OECD members ranks 6th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Social contributions in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 23.1% | — |
| 1974 | 23.5% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 26.7% | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 25.5% | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 25.7% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 26.8% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 25.8% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 24.3% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 23.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 24.7% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 24.6% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 25.3% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 25.2% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 23.8% | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.3% | 23.1% | 26.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 23.7% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 23.8% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.4% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 30.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 30.0% | 32.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More public sector data for OECD members
- Arms imports 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 26.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,238 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0253 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.73 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 265.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in OECD members?
- Social contributions in OECD members was 30.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1973.
- How does OECD members rank for social contributions?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.