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Our latest edition of the Global Payroll Complexity Index ranks 40 countries in terms of how complicated it is do payroll in those countries.
Our experts from around the world ranked the countries based on the various factors affecting payroll processing in those countries.
Countries with biggest changes in complexity ranking since 2021
Turkey
+29
Japan
-29
Canada
+25
Top 3 most complex countries
01
France
Maintained its number one spot for complexity.
The high number of required fields for reporting and manual reporting to the government helps France remain the most complex.
02
Germany
Its complexity increased by 3% in 2023.
This is mainly due to the high number of mandatory deductions as well as varying pay frequencies.
03
Switzerland
Its complexity increased by 1% in 2023 due to local languages and years of record-keeping.