Denmark vs Italy: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Denmark
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.51 Factor of average annual wage against 1.24 Factor of average annual wage in Denmark, a difference of 0.27 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 25th and Italy ranks 23rd of 29 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 Factor of average annual wage | 3.52 Factor of average annual wage | 2.48 Factor of average annual wage | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.2 Factor of average annual wage | 7.11 Factor of average annual wage | 5.91 Factor of average annual wage | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.27 Factor of average annual wage | 1.91 Factor of average annual wage | 0.6354 Factor of average annual wage | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Denmark or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.51 Factor of average annual wage against 1.24 Factor of average annual wage in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Denmark and Italy?
- 0.27 Factor of average annual wage, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Denmark ranks 25th and Italy ranks 23rd of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household