Iceland vs Italy: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1,545 National currency against 1,339 National currency in Iceland, a difference of 206 National currency.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.
Iceland ranks 11th and Italy ranks 10th of 25 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 370.13 National currency | 2,746 National currency | 2,376 National currency | Italy |
| 2000s | 829.35 National currency | 2,473 National currency | 1,644 National currency | Italy |
| 2010s | 1,250 National currency | 2,102 National currency | 851.71 National currency | Italy |
| 2020s | 1,513 National currency | 1,490 National currency | 22.41 National currency | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business, Iceland or Italy?
- Italy, at 1,545 National currency against 1,339 National currency in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business between Iceland and Italy?
- 206 National currency, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
- Iceland ranks 11th 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