×

Economy > Tax > Components of taxation > Social security > Contribution by employer: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Tax on employer's contribution of social security as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Czech Republic 28.3% 2002
2 France 25.3% 2002
3 Slovakia 25% 2002
4 Spain 24.9% 2002
5 Sweden 24.3% 2002
6 Hungary 23.8% 2002
7 Italy 20.4% 2002
8 Finland 20% 2002
9 Germany 19.8% 2002
10 Belgium 19% 2002
11 Japan 17.6% 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 16.31% 2002
12 Austria 15.8% 2002
13 Greece 15.5% 2002
High income OECD countries average (profile) 14.5% 2002
14 Norway 13.7% 2002
15 United States 13% 2002
16 Luxembourg 12.4% 2002
17 Switzerland 11.8% 2002
18 Netherlands 11.7% 2002
=19 Ireland 9.6% 2002
=19 United Kingdom 9.6% 2002
21 Turkey 9.1% 2002
22 Canada 8.5% 2002
23 Iceland 7.9% 2002
24 South Korea 7.7% 2002
25 Denmark 0.7% 2002
=26 Australia 0.0 2002
=26 New Zealand 0.0 2002

Citation

Economy > Tax > Components of taxation > Social security > Contribution by employer: Countries Compared Map

NationMaster

Interesting observations about Economy > Tax > Components of taxation > Social security > Contribution by employer

  • France ranked first for tax > components of taxation > social security > contribution by employer amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.
  • 25 of the bottom 27 countries by tax > components of taxation > social security > contribution by employer are High income OECD.
  • 9 of the top 10 countries by tax > components of taxation > social security > contribution by employer are Christian.
  • Czech Republic ranked first for tax > components of taxation > social security > contribution by employer amongst European Union in 2002.
  • All of the top 4 countries by tax > components of taxation > social security > contribution by employer are European.
  • Australia ranked last for tax > components of taxation > social security > contribution by employer amongst Non-religious countries in 2002.
  • United States ranked first for tax > components of taxation > social security > contribution by employer amongst English speaking countries in 2002.
  • Ireland ranked last for tax > components of taxation > social security > contribution by employer amongst Eurozone in 2002.
  • Canada ranked third last for tax > components of taxation > social security > contribution by employer amongst NATO countries in 2002.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by tax > components of taxation > social security > contribution by employer are Catholic.
Follow us on Facebook to get interesting stats:

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×