Source-cited draft: payroll & social contributions for Eritrea (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Payroll withholding and social contributions | Employers withhold personal income tax at source on salaries under the Income Tax Proclamation No. 24/2011. Eritrea does not operate a broad, well-documented mandatory national social-security contribution scheme comparable to neighbouring countries; arrangements should be confirmed locally as several figures here are uncertain. | |
| Payroll income tax withholding (PAYE-equivalent) | Employer withholds progressive income tax (2%–30%) from monthly salaryIncome Tax Proclamation No. 24/2011 | |
| Payroll tax remittance deadline | Withheld tax remitted to the Inland Revenue Department monthlyIncome Tax Proclamation No. 24/2011 | |
| National social security / pension scheme | No widely documented mandatory general social-security contribution regime for private-sector employeesEritrean labour and social welfare legislation | |
| Employer social-security contribution rate | Not clearly established for private sectorEritrean labour and social welfare legislation | |
| Employee social-security contribution rate | Not clearly established for private sectorEritrean labour and social welfare legislation | |
Employers withhold personal income tax at source on salaries under the Income Tax Proclamation No. 24/2011. Eritrea does not operate a broad, well-documented mandatory national social-security contribution scheme comparable to neighbouring countries; arrangements should be confirmed locally as several figures here are uncertain.
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| Contribution wage base / cap |
| Not documented (no clear contributory scheme)Eritrean labour and social welfare legislation |
| National service salary deductions | National-service obligations may affect remuneration arrangements in practiceNational Service Proclamation No. 82/1995 |
| Diaspora 2% tax interaction | Eritrean nationals abroad remain liable to the 2% rehabilitation tax outside payrollProclamation on the 2% Rehabilitation and Recovery Tax (diaspora tax) |
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