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

Italy
42.75 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
OECD average country
34.06 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Italy rank
4th
OECD average country rank
2nd

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

  • Italy
  • OECD average country
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 42.75 Percentage of GDP against 34.06 Percentage of GDP in OECD average country, a difference of 8.69 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times OECD average country's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was OECD average country ahead.

Italy ranks 4th and OECD average country ranks 2nd of 35 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and OECD average country in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy OECD average country Difference Ahead
1960s 25.07 Percentage of GDP 26.03 Percentage of GDP 0.9599 Percentage of GDP OECD average country
1970s 24.89 Percentage of GDP 28.44 Percentage of GDP 3.55 Percentage of GDP OECD average country
1980s 32.64 Percentage of GDP 31.53 Percentage of GDP 1.1 Percentage of GDP Italy
1990s 39.1 Percentage of GDP 32.02 Percentage of GDP 7.08 Percentage of GDP Italy
2000s 40.29 Percentage of GDP 32.4 Percentage of GDP 7.89 Percentage of GDP Italy
2010s 42.49 Percentage of GDP 32.78 Percentage of GDP 9.7 Percentage of GDP Italy
2020s 42.22 Percentage of GDP 33.85 Percentage of GDP 8.37 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 OECD average country?
Italy, at 42.75 Percentage of GDP against 34.06 Percentage of GDP in OECD average country as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues between Italy and OECD average country?
8.69 Percentage of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and OECD average country?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Italy and OECD average country rank globally for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Italy ranks 4th and OECD average country 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.