How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?

59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Netherlands: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax

Italy

12.47 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Netherlands

11.99 Percentage of GDP

in 2023

Italy rank

10th

Netherlands rank

12th

Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax over time

Italy
Netherlands

How they compare

Italy currently reports 12.47 Percentage of GDP against 11.99 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.48 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.

Italy ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 33 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.78 Percentage of GDP	10.46 Percentage of GDP	1.68 Percentage of GDP	Netherlands
1970s	9.95 Percentage of GDP	13.6 Percentage of GDP	3.65 Percentage of GDP	Netherlands
1980s	11.4 Percentage of GDP	16.91 Percentage of GDP	5.51 Percentage of GDP	Netherlands
1990s	12.39 Percentage of GDP	14.98 Percentage of GDP	2.59 Percentage of GDP	Netherlands
2000s	11.94 Percentage of GDP	12.8 Percentage of GDP	0.8511 Percentage of GDP	Netherlands
2010s	12.87 Percentage of GDP	13.86 Percentage of GDP	0.9943 Percentage of GDP	Netherlands
2020s	12.92 Percentage of GDP	12.52 Percentage of GDP	0.3959 Percentage of GDP	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax, Italy or Netherlands?: Italy, at 12.47 Percentage of GDP against 11.99 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax between Italy and Netherlands?: 0.48 Percentage of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax?: Italy ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 36 places, 1,787 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

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