Iceland (2025)
27.2
% of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions)
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Iceland Income Tax and Social Contributions (2025) — source data. OECD.
Year % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) YoY Change
2025 27.2 unchanged
2024 27.2 -0.3pp
2023 27.5 -0.3pp
2022 27.8 unchanged
2021 27.8 -0.4pp
2020 28.2 -0.1pp
2019 28.3 -0.1pp
2018 28.4 +0.1pp
2017 28.3 -0.7pp
2016 29 -0.4pp
2015 29.4 +0.5pp
2014 28.9 -0.2pp
2013 29.1 +0.4pp
2012 28.7 +0.3pp
2011 28.4 +0.8pp
2010 27.6 +1.4pp
2009 26.2 -1pp
2008 27.2 +0.4pp
2007 26.8 -1pp
2006 27.8 -0.4pp

About this Dataset

Iceland recorded 27.2 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 25.4 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2000 to 29.4 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2015.

This page tracks the combined personal income tax and employee social security contribution rate in Iceland for a single person with no children earning 100% of the average wage — the OECD's standard comparison case. This is NOT income tax alone: employee social contributions are included, so the figure is materially higher than a headline income tax rate. Household type matters too — a one-earner couple with two children faces a different rate in most countries.

Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the combined personal income tax and employee social security contribution rate in Iceland for a single person with no children earning 100% of the average wage — the OECD's standard comparison case. This is NOT income tax alone: employee social contributions are included, so the figure is materially higher than a headline income tax rate. Household type matters too — a one-earner couple with two children faces a different rate in most countries. It is published by OECD and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 29.4 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 25.4 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2000. The latest reading is 27.2 % of gross earnings (tax + employee contributions) in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period.