Italy vs Spain: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 968,060 National currency against 584,640 National currency in Spain, a difference of 383,420 National currency.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 17th and Spain ranks 19th of 30 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 440,252 National currency | 167,604 National currency | 272,648 National currency | Italy |
| 2000s | 585,223 National currency | 300,117 National currency | 285,106 National currency | Italy |
| 2010s | 708,972 National currency | 366,803 National currency | 342,168 National currency | Italy |
| 2020s | 823,941 National currency | 501,296 National currency | 322,645 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 — total tax, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 968,060 National currency against 584,640 National currency in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax between Italy and Spain?
- 383,420 National currency, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax?
- Italy ranks 17th and Spain ranks 19th 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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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