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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

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 Spain: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax

Italy

12.47 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Spain

12.69 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Italy rank

10th

Spain rank

9th

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

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 12.69 Percentage of GDP against 12.47 Percentage of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.22 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 9th of 33 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.78 Percentage of GDP	5.14 Percentage of GDP	3.64 Percentage of GDP	Italy
1970s	9.95 Percentage of GDP	8.12 Percentage of GDP	1.83 Percentage of GDP	Italy
1980s	11.4 Percentage of GDP	10.91 Percentage of GDP	0.4898 Percentage of GDP	Italy
1990s	12.39 Percentage of GDP	11.48 Percentage of GDP	0.9084 Percentage of GDP	Italy
2000s	11.94 Percentage of GDP	11.76 Percentage of GDP	0.1844 Percentage of GDP	Italy
2010s	12.87 Percentage of GDP	11.61 Percentage of GDP	1.26 Percentage of GDP	Italy
2020s	12.83 Percentage of GDP	12.95 Percentage of GDP	0.1214 Percentage of GDP	Spain

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 Spain?: Spain, at 12.69 Percentage of GDP against 12.47 Percentage of GDP in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax between Italy and Spain?: 0.22 Percentage of GDP, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax?: Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 9th 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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