Italy vs Mauritius: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Italy
12.4%
in 2023
Mauritius
12.8%
in 2023
Italy rank
33rd
Mauritius rank
31st
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Italy
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 12.8% against 12.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 33rd and Mauritius ranks 31st of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 4.6% | 4.6% | Italy |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 6.4% | 5.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.2% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.9% | 0.3% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.8% | 0.2% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Italy or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 12.8% against 12.4% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Italy and Mauritius?
- 0.4%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mauritius?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Mauritius rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Italy ranks 33rd and Mauritius ranks 31st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.