Greece vs Italy: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Greece
39.4%
in 2017
Italy
42.4%
in 2017
Greece rank
9th
Italy rank
6th
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 42.4% against 39.4% in Greece, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 9th and Italy ranks 6th of 77 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 39.3% | 11.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 40.5% | 9.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 42.9% | 7.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 42.4% against 39.4% in Greece as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Greece and Italy?
- 3.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 9th 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.