Belgium vs Italy: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Belgium
44.6%
in 2017
Italy
42.4%
in 2017
Belgium rank
3rd
Italy rank
6th
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 44.6% against 42.4% in Italy, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 6th of 77 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 39.3% | 3.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 40.5% | 2.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 42.9% | 1.3% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 44.6% against 42.4% in Italy as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Belgium and Italy?
- 2.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 6th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.