2025 Global Payroll Complexity Index

The possibility lens: seeing beyond payroll complexity.

Intricate tax regulations, diverse social security systems, evolving reporting requirements, and constant legislative change—the pressure to manage payroll complexity is greater than ever, and it’s not going away.

But as the seventh edition of Strada’s Global Payroll Complexity Index makes clear, now is the time for organizations to move beyond reactive compliance to proactive strategy and turn complexity into possibility.

“On average, complexity scores per country rose 5%, showing that the demands on payroll teams remain intense.”

The 2025 GPCI offers a comprehensive view of the challenges businesses face in managing global payroll, as well as its strategic potential, providing you with a full understanding of the intricate landscape of payroll operations worldwide. Plus:

• Discover where your country stands in our traditional Top 40 payroll complexity ranking.
• Learn how payroll complexity has shifted and what factors are motivating the changes.
• Explore the latest global complexity trends across individual regions and worldwide.
• Uncover how to turn complexity into possibility—how to see through it, learn from it and act decisively.

Find out how you can break out of the “comfortable chaos” and turn payroll complexity into a strategic advantage.

Read the report now.