Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Italy
Italy: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal was 33.8 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Italy, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
In 2025, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Italy stood at 33.8 Percentage of taxable income. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 667.1% on the previous year and up 1,357.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Italy peaked at 33.8 Percentage of taxable income in 2025 and was at its lowest, -128.92 Percentage of taxable income, in 2022.
That places Italy 43rd out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.32 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 1.73 Percentage of taxable income | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 1.87 Percentage of taxable income | +8.5% |
| 2020 | -3.57 Percentage of taxable income | -290.9% |
| 2021 | -95.11 Percentage of taxable income | +2561.9% |
| 2022 | -128.92 Percentage of taxable income | +35.6% |
| 2023 | -13.86 Percentage of taxable income | -89.2% |
| 2024 | 4.41 Percentage of taxable income | -131.8% |
| 2025 | 33.8 Percentage of taxable income | +667.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 33.8 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.11 Percentage of taxable income, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Italy's 33.8 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.05 Percentage of taxable income, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.97 Percentage of taxable income | 1.73 Percentage of taxable income | 2.32 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | -33.88 Percentage of taxable income | -128.92 Percentage of taxable income | 33.8 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 40 Ireland 38.77 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 41 Guatemala 38.38 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 42 Curaçao 35.14 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 44 Spain 32.38 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 45 Colombia 30.93 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 46 Luxembourg 30.72 Percentage of taxable income 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 effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Italy?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Italy was 33.8 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8 Percentage of taxable income in 2025.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -128.92 Percentage of taxable income in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- Italy ranks 43rd out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,357.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.