Social Security Contributions (%)

Raw value is the maintained estimate of mandatory employee plus employer social-security and payroll contributions on ordinary employment income, expressed as a percent of gross wage. Lower is better.
1 Afghanistan0 % 0 % 100
1 Anguilla0 % 0 % 100
1 Bangladesh0 % 0 % 100
1 Cayman Islands0 % 0 % 100
1 Denmark0 % 0 % 100
1 Georgia0 % 0 % 100
1 Korea DPR0 % 0 % 100
1 Marshall Islands0 % 0 % 100
1 Micronesia0 % 0 % 100
1 Nauru0 % 0 % 100
1 New Zealand0 % 0 % 100
1 Niue0 % 0 % 100
1 Palau0 % 0 % 100
1 Somalia0 % 0 % 100
1 South Sudan0 % 0 % 100
1 Turks and Caicos Islands0 % 0 % 100
1 Tuvalu0 % 0 % 100
1 Vanuatu0 % 0 % 100
1 Wallis and Futuna0 % 0 % 100
20 South Africa2 % 2 % 97
20 Turkmenistan2 % 2 % 97
22 Botswana3 % 3 % 96
22 Cambodia2.6 % 2.6 % 96
24 Swaziland4 % 4 % 94
25 Gambia5 % 5 % 93
25 Qatar5 % 5 % 93
25 United Arab Emirates5 % 5 % 93
28 Burundi6 % 6 % 91
28 Eritrea6 % 6 % 91
28 Jamaica6.5 % 6.5 % 91
28 Lesotho6 % 6 % 91
28 Liberia6 % 6 % 91
28 Macau6 % 6 % 91
28 Rwanda6 % 6 % 91
28 Timor-Leste6 % 6 % 91
28 Trinidad and Tobago6.3 % 6.3 % 91
37 Myanmar7 % 7 % 90
37 Tonga7 % 7 % 90
39 Angola8 % 8 % 88
39 Antigua and Barbuda8 % 8 % 88
39 British Virgin Islands8 % 8 % 88
39 Nigeria8 % 8 % 88
39 Samoa8 % 8 % 88
39 Zimbabwe8.5 % 8.5 % 88
45 Cook Islands9 % 9 % 87
45 Indonesia9.2 % 9.2 % 87
45 Namibia9 % 9 % 87
48 Bahamas9.8 % 9.8 % 86
48 Brunei9.5 % 9.5 % 86
50 Belize10 % 10 % 85
50 Bhutan10 % 10 % 85
50 Comoros10 % 10 % 85
50 Congo DR10 % 10 % 85
50 Dominica10 % 10 % 85
50 Ethiopia10 % 10 % 85
50 Grenada10 % 10 % 85
50 Hong Kong10 % 10 % 85
50 Kosovo10 % 10 % 85
50 Kuwait10 % 10 % 85
50 Malawi10 % 10 % 85
50 Montserrat10 % 10 % 85
50 Saint Lucia10 % 10 % 85
50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10 % 10 % 85
50 Sierra Leone10 % 10 % 85
50 Sint Maarten10 % 10 % 85
50 Thailand10 % 10 % 85
50 Zambia10 % 10 % 85
50 Zanzibar10 % 10 % 85
69 Kazakhstan11 % 11 % 84
69 Mozambique11 % 11 % 84
69 Saint Kitts and Nevis11 % 11 % 84
72 Laos11.5 % 11.5 % 83
72 Palestine11.5 % 11.5 % 83
74 Aruba12 % 12 % 82
74 Australia12 % 12 % 82
74 Cuba12.5 % 12.5 % 82
74 Haiti12 % 12 % 82
74 Kenya12 % 12 % 82
74 Kiribati12.5 % 12.5 % 82
74 Mauritius12 % 12 % 82
74 Pakistan12 % 12 % 82
74 Solomon Islands12.5 % 12.5 % 82
74 Yemen12 % 12 % 82
84 Guatemala12.7 % 12.7 % 81
85 Bahrain14 % 14 % 80
85 Djibouti14 % 14 % 80
85 Guyana14 % 14 % 80
85 Maldives14 % 14 % 80
85 Papua New Guinea14 % 14 % 80
90 American Samoa14.2 % 14.2 % 79
90 Bermuda14.5 % 14.5 % 79
90 Guam14.2 % 14.2 % 79
90 Honduras14.5 % 14.5 % 79
90 Iceland14.3 % 14.3 % 79
90 Ireland14.7 % 14.7 % 79
90 Liechtenstein14.2 % 14.2 % 79
90 Northern Mariana Islands14.2 % 14.2 % 79
90 Switzerland14.6 % 14.6 % 79
90 U.S. Virgin Islands14.2 % 14.2 % 79
100 Uganda15 % 15 % 78
100 United States15.3 % 15.3 % 78
102 Fiji16 % 16 % 77
102 Guinea-Bissau16 % 16 % 77
102 Philippines16 % 16 % 77
105 Puerto Rico16.4 % 16.4 % 76
106 Canada17.3 % 17.3 % 75
106 El Salvador17 % 17 % 75
106 Sudan17 % 17 % 75
109 Faroe Islands18 % 18 % 74
109 Greenland18 % 18 % 74
109 Iraq18 % 18 % 74
109 Madagascar18 % 18 % 74
109 São Tomé and Príncipe18 % 18 % 74
114 Barbados18.3 % 18.3 % 73
114 Cyprus18.6 % 18.6 % 73
114 Ghana18.5 % 18.5 % 73
114 Korea Republic18.5 % 18.5 % 73
114 Oman18.5 % 18.5 % 73
119 Israel19 % 19 % 72
119 Jordan19.5 % 19.5 % 72
119 Mongolia19 % 19 % 72
122 Chad20 % 20 % 71
122 Libya20 % 20 % 71
122 Malta20 % 20 % 71
122 Nepal20 % 20 % 71
122 Seychelles20 % 20 % 71
122 Sri Lanka20 % 20 % 71
122 Tanzania20 % 20 % 71
122 Western Sahara20 % 20 % 71
130 Dominican Republic20.7 % 20.7 % 70
130 Ecuador20.6 % 20.6 % 70
130 Mauritania20.5 % 20.5 % 70
133 Andorra21.5 % 21.5 % 69
133 Cape Verde21 % 21 % 69
133 Chinese Taipei21 % 21 % 69
133 Equatorial Guinea21.5 % 21.5 % 69
133 Syria21.5 % 21.5 % 69
138 Guinea22 % 22 % 68
138 Norway22.1 % 22.1 % 68
138 Peru22 % 22 % 68
138 Saudi Arabia22 % 22 % 68
138 Ukraine22 % 22 % 68
143 Armenia22.5 % 22.5 % 67
143 Cameroon22.5 % 22.5 % 67
143 Nicaragua22.5 % 22.5 % 67
143 Panama22.8 % 22.8 % 67
143 Venezuela22.5 % 22.5 % 67
148 Lebanon23.5 % 23.5 % 66
148 Malaysia23 % 23 % 66
150 India24 % 24 % 65
150 Senegal24 % 24 % 65
150 United Kingdom23.8 % 23.8 % 65
153 Chile24.6 % 24.6 % 64
154 Azerbaijan25 % 25 % 63
154 Benin25 % 25 % 63
154 Bolivia25.5 % 25.5 % 63
154 Paraguay25.5 % 25.5 % 63
154 Togo25.5 % 25.5 % 63
154 Uzbekistan25 % 25 % 63
160 Suriname26 % 26 % 62
161 Albania27 % 27 % 61
161 Congo27 % 27 % 61
161 Kyrgyzstan27 % 27 % 61
161 North Macedonia27 % 27 % 61
165 Luxembourg27.2 % 27.2 % 60
166 Gibraltar28 % 28 % 59
166 Mexico28 % 28 % 59
168 Colombia28.5 % 28.5 % 58
168 Japan28.4 % 28.4 % 58
168 Niger28.5 % 28.5 % 58
171 Gabon30 % 30 % 56
171 Iran30 % 30 % 56
171 Mali30 % 30 % 56
171 Russia30 % 30 % 56
175 Curacao31 % 31 % 55
175 San Marino30.5 % 30.5 % 55
175 Uruguay31 % 31 % 55
178 Ivory Coast31.2 % 31.2 % 54
178 Sweden31.4 % 31.4 % 54
180 Central African Republic32 % 32 % 53
180 Monaco32 % 32 % 53
180 New Caledonia32 % 32 % 53
180 Tunisia32.5 % 32.5 % 53
180 Vietnam32.5 % 32.5 % 53
185 Bulgaria32.8 % 32.8 % 52
185 Burkina Faso33 % 33 % 52
185 Tajikistan33 % 33 % 52
188 Hungary33.5 % 33.5 % 51
188 Moldova33.5 % 33.5 % 51
188 Montenegro33.3 % 33.3 % 51
191 Belarus34 % 34 % 50
191 Czech Republic34 % 34 % 50
193 Algeria35 % 35 % 49
193 Latvia35.1 % 35.1 % 49
193 Portugal34.8 % 34.8 % 49
193 Tahiti35 % 35 % 49
197 Argentina35.5 % 35.5 % 48
197 Estonia35.4 % 35.4 % 48
197 Greece35.5 % 35.5 % 48
197 Serbia35.6 % 35.6 % 48
201 Costa Rica36.5 % 36.5 % 47
201 Croatia36.2 % 36.2 % 47
201 Morocco36 % 36 % 47
201 Poland36.4 % 36.4 % 47
201 Spain36.3 % 36.3 % 47
206 Brazil36.8 % 36.8 % 46
206 Finland37.1 % 37.1 % 46
206 Netherlands37 % 37 % 46
206 Singapore37 % 37 % 46
210 Romania37.3 % 37.3 % 45
210 Turkey37.5 % 37.5 % 45
212 Slovenia38.2 % 38.2 % 44
213 Austria39.8 % 39.8 % 42
213 Egypt40 % 40 % 42
213 Germany40 % 40 % 42
213 Italy40 % 40 % 42
217 Lithuania40.1 % 40.1 % 41
218 China41 % 41 % 40
219 Bosnia and Herzegovina41.5 % 41.5 % 39
220 Belgium43.7 % 43.7 % 36
221 Slovakia48.6 % 48.6 % 29
222 France65 % 65 % 5
222 French Guiana65 % 65 % 5
222 Guadeloupe65 % 65 % 5
222 Martinique65 % 65 % 5
222 Mayotte65 % 65 % 5
222 Réunion65 % 65 % 5
222 Saint Pierre and Miquelon65 % 65 % 5
222 Saint-Martin65 % 65 % 5

Rating generated: 17 June 2026.

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value shows mandatory social-security contributions on ordinary employment income as a percent of gross wage. It combines employee and employer contributions where they are levied directly on wages. Lower percentages receive higher scores.

The base model is a single tax-resident worker without children in regular dependent employment. Included are mandatory contributions for pensions, health insurance, long-term care, unemployment, disability, maternity, accident insurance and wage-guarantee schemes where they operate as social insurance or broadly mandatory payroll levies.

To avoid distorting contribution ceilings, Nomadino uses three income points: 67%, 100% and 167% of a country-typical average-wage anchor. They are weighted 25%, 50% and 25%. Where only a general public contribution rate is reliable, it is placed into the same logic as a maintained replacement value.

Excluded are personal income tax, church tax, VAT, capital taxes, voluntary private insurance, employer fringe benefits and special regimes for self-employed people or particular occupations. Variable accident or sector rates use a normal office or average-risk setting where no unified rate exists.

OECD Taxing Wages is the main comparison frame for OECD countries because it separates employee and employer contributions from income tax and transfers. For other countries, Nomadino uses PwC country profiles, ISSA country profiles, MISSOC for Europe, ILO social-protection data and national social-security or tax authorities.

Countries with 0% should not automatically be read as having strong social protection. The value only means that the standard model has no or hardly any mandatory wage-based social contributions. Health care, pensions, unemployment protection and broader social security are assessed in separate health, social and stability indicators.

The score is calculated directly and proportionally from the visible percentage: 0% receives 100 points, while 65% or more receives 5 points. Between those anchors the score declines linearly and is rounded to whole points. This prevents a lower raw value from receiving a worse score than a higher raw value.