Italy vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1.13 million National currency against 968,060 National currency in Italy, a difference of 165,860 National currency.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 30 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 440,252 National currency | 297,488 National currency | 142,764 National currency | Italy |
| 2000s | 585,223 National currency | 462,350 National currency | 122,873 National currency | Italy |
| 2010s | 708,972 National currency | 654,666 National currency | 54,305 National currency | Italy |
| 2020s | 847,960 National currency | 956,912 National currency | 108,952 National currency | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1.13 million National currency against 968,060 National currency in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 165,860 National currency, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax?
- Italy ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 15th 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