Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business in Italy
Italy: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business was 1,545 National currency in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business in Italy, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business in Italy is 1,545 National currency, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business in Italy peaked at 3,850 National currency in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,391 National currency, in 2020.
That places Italy 10th out of 25 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business in Italy, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,630 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 2,169 National currency | +33.1% |
| 1997 | 3,850 National currency | +77.5% |
| 1998 | 2,811 National currency | -27.0% |
| 1999 | 2,681 National currency | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1,844 National currency | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 1,987 National currency | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 3,598 National currency | +81.1% |
| 2003 | 2,063 National currency | -42.7% |
| 2004 | 2,139 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2,306 National currency | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 2,335 National currency | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,678 National currency | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 2,839 National currency | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 2,943 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2,971 National currency | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,666 National currency | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 2,493 National currency | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 2,533 National currency | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,256 National currency | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 1,778 National currency | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 1,692 National currency | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,555 National currency | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 1,595 National currency | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,479 National currency | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 1,391 National currency | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 1,419 National currency | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1,510 National currency | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1,560 National currency | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 1,571 National currency | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1,545 National currency | -1.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,545 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 789.7 National currency, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,545 National currency is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 745 National currency, 2.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +81.1% | 1,987 National currency | 3,598 National currency |
| 1997 | +77.5% | 2,169 National currency | 3,850 National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,628 National currency | 1,630 National currency | 3,850 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,473 National currency | 1,844 National currency | 3,598 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,102 National currency | 1,479 National currency | 2,971 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,499 National currency | 1,391 National currency | 1,571 National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 7 United Kingdom 2,639 National currency compare
- 7 Latvia 4.85 National currency compare
- 8 Netherlands 0 National currency compare
- 8 Israel 2,138 National currency compare
- 9 Sweden 1,588 National currency compare
- 11 Iceland 1,339 National currency compare
- 12 Greece 913 National currency compare
- 13 Belgium 789.7 National currency compare
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 882.91 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -96.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 49.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business in Italy?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business in Italy was 1,545 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3,850 National currency in 1997.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,391 National currency in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 25 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org