France vs Italy: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax

France
1.27 million National currency
in 2024
Italy
968,060 National currency
in 2025
France rank
14th
Italy rank
17th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax over time

  • France
  • Italy
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M199520102025

How they compare

France currently reports 1.27 million National currency against 968,060 National currency in Italy, a difference of 304,200 National currency.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 14th and Italy ranks 17th of 30 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 565,904 National currency 440,252 National currency 125,651 National currency France
2000s 746,198 National currency 585,223 National currency 160,975 National currency France
2010s 993,227 National currency 708,972 National currency 284,256 National currency France
2020s 1.18 million National currency 823,941 National currency 359,399 National currency France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax, France or Italy?
France, at 1.27 million National currency against 968,060 National currency in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax between France and Italy?
304,200 National currency, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do France and Italy rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax?
France ranks 14th and Italy ranks 17th of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax receipts and actual social contributions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax receipts and actual social contributions
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
39 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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