Greece vs Italy: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,545 National currency against 913 National currency in Greece, a difference of 632 National currency.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Greece's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 12th and Italy ranks 10th of 25 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 239.4 National currency | 2,628 National currency | 2,389 National currency | Italy |
| 2000s | 342.1 National currency | 2,473 National currency | 2,131 National currency | Italy |
| 2010s | 794.3 National currency | 2,102 National currency | 1,308 National currency | Italy |
| 2020s | 963.2 National currency | 1,490 National currency | 527 National currency | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 1,545 National currency against 913 National currency in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business between Greece and Italy?
- 632 National currency, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
- Greece ranks 12th and Italy ranks 10th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org