Italy vs Korea: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues

Italy
42.75 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Korea
25.33 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Italy rank
4th
Korea rank
2nd

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues over time

  • Italy
  • Korea
10203040196519942024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 42.75 Percentage of GDP against 25.33 Percentage of GDP in Korea, a difference of 17.42 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Korea's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 4th and Korea ranks 2nd of 35 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 24.86 Percentage of GDP 14.19 Percentage of GDP 10.66 Percentage of GDP Italy
1980s 32.64 Percentage of GDP 15.54 Percentage of GDP 17.09 Percentage of GDP Italy
1990s 39.1 Percentage of GDP 18.07 Percentage of GDP 21.03 Percentage of GDP Italy
2000s 40.29 Percentage of GDP 21.26 Percentage of GDP 19.03 Percentage of GDP Italy
2010s 42.49 Percentage of GDP 23.19 Percentage of GDP 19.3 Percentage of GDP Italy
2020s 42.22 Percentage of GDP 27.19 Percentage of GDP 15.02 Percentage of GDP Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues, Italy or Korea?
Italy, at 42.75 Percentage of GDP against 25.33 Percentage of GDP in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues between Italy and Korea?
17.42 Percentage of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Italy and Korea rank globally for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Italy ranks 4th and Korea ranks 2nd of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
41 places, 2,087 data points, 1965–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.