Austria vs Italy: Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP

Austria
41.8%
in 2017
Italy
42.4%
in 2017
Austria rank
7th
Italy rank
6th

Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP over time

  • Austria
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 42.4% against 41.8% in Austria, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 7th and Italy ranks 6th of 77 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 41.7% 39.3% 2.4% Austria
2000s 41.8% 40.5% 1.2% Austria
2010s 42.0% 42.9% 0.9% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp, Austria or Italy?
Italy, at 42.4% against 41.8% in Austria as of 2017.
What is the difference in two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp between Austria and Italy?
0.6%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Austria and Italy rank globally for two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp?
Austria ranks 7th and Italy ranks 6th of 77 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Two sources of data on 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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Indicator
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,982 data points, 1990–2017
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Comparison of the OECD's Global Revenue Statistics Database and the UNU-WIDER's Global Revenue Database. Both series correspond to total taxes collected by the government as percentage of GDP.