Calculate employee and employer social security contributions for any African country. Get a full breakdown of every scheme — pension, health insurance, work injury, housing fund — with caps, rates, and net-after-deduction figures in local currency.
Select a country and enter monthly gross salary to calculate contributions
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Voluntary Contribution Options for You
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Contribution Breakdown
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Employee Total
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Employer Total
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Total Contribution
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Net After Deductions
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Monthly take-home after social security
Cost to Employer
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Gross salary + employer contributions
Scheme-by-Scheme Breakdown
Scheme
Employee
Employer
Cap
Annual Totals
Employee / Year
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Employer / Year
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Total / Year
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Calculate contributions above, then click What You Get to see benefit entitlements by scheme.
ROI
Is Social Security Worth It?
What you put in vs. what you could receive back
Benefits vs. Contributions Ratio
RM
Is Your Employer Remitting?
Up to 70% of African formal employees have missing contributions
Verify Your Contributions Are Being Paid
Are you actually receiving the contributions deducted above?
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Does your payslip show the exact deductions listed in the breakdown above? If different amounts appear, your employer may be deducting but not remitting the full amount.
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Log into your national social security portal and confirm contributions appear for the current month. Missing months are a red flag.
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Have you received a formal contribution statement in the last 12 months? Your social security authority should issue these. Request one if you haven’t.
If you find discrepancies: Contact your employer’s HR department and request written confirmation of remittance dates. If unresolved, file a formal complaint with your national social security authority. Keep all payslips showing deductions as evidence — these are your legal proof.
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Check Your Contribution History
Step-by-step guide to verify your record and spot gaps
Select a country in the calculator above to see the contribution history guide.
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Cross-Country Comparison
Compare social security burden across up to 5 African countries
Select 2–5 countries below to compare total rates as % of gross salary. Useful for expansion planning.
Select countries above to compare.
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Expat Double-Contribution Checker
Find out if you’re paying into social security in two countries simultaneously
Country notes
Select a country above and calculate to see notes about contribution schemes, compliance checks, and how rates compare across the region.
Contribution source check
Confirm rates, caps, and remittance records before payroll action
Inputs: selected country and gross monthly salary. Self-employed guidance appears only where the embedded dataset includes it.
Method: applies the local contribution rates, caps, and scheme split available in the AfroTools social security dataset or HR engine.
Verify before acting: current authority rates, salary definition, capped earnings, employer registration, payslip deductions, contribution statement, and payment deadlines.
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Reviewed 2026. Planning estimate only. It is not official payroll filing, legal advice, tax advice, or proof that an employer has remitted contributions.