Ireland 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
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.51 Factor of average annual wage against 1.16 Factor of average annual wage in Ireland, a difference of 0.35 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Ireland ranks 26th 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 | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 Factor of average annual wage | 3.52 Factor of average annual wage | 1.88 Factor of average annual wage | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.48 Factor of average annual wage | 7.11 Factor of average annual wage | 5.63 Factor of average annual wage | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.28 Factor of average annual wage | 1.91 Factor of average annual wage | 0.6318 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, Ireland or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.51 Factor of average annual wage against 1.16 Factor of average annual wage in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Ireland and Italy?
- 0.35 Factor of average annual wage, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Ireland ranks 26th 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