Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Italy
Italy: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top was 1.51 Factor of average annual wage in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Italy, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of average annual wage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Italy is 1.51 Factor of average annual wage, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Italy peaked at 10.39 Factor of average annual wage in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.51 Factor of average annual wage, in 2025.
Italy ranks 23rd of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Italy, year by year
| Year | Factor of average annual wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.57 Factor of average annual wage | — |
| 2001 | 3.48 Factor of average annual wage | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.41 Factor of average annual wage | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.35 Factor of average annual wage | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.27 Factor of average annual wage | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 4.42 Factor of average annual wage | +35.4% |
| 2006 | 4.29 Factor of average annual wage | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.23 Factor of average annual wage | -24.7% |
| 2008 | 3.1 Factor of average annual wage | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.04 Factor of average annual wage | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.95 Factor of average annual wage | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.39 Factor of average annual wage | +252.2% |
| 2012 | 10.19 Factor of average annual wage | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.01 Factor of average annual wage | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 9.89 Factor of average annual wage | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.82 Factor of average annual wage | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.8 Factor of average annual wage | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.71 Factor of average annual wage | -72.3% |
| 2018 | 2.69 Factor of average annual wage | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.65 Factor of average annual wage | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.58 Factor of average annual wage | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.51 Factor of average annual wage | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.66 Factor of average annual wage | -34.0% |
| 2023 | 1.61 Factor of average annual wage | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.56 Factor of average annual wage | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 1.51 Factor of average annual wage | -3.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.51 Factor of average annual wage is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.87 Factor of average annual wage, 53% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.51 Factor of average annual wage is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.24 Factor of average annual wage, 68% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +252.2% | 2.95 Factor of average annual wage | 10.39 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2017 | -72.3% | 9.8 Factor of average annual wage | 2.71 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2005 | +35.4% | 3.27 Factor of average annual wage | 4.42 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2022 | -34.0% | 2.51 Factor of average annual wage | 1.66 Factor of average annual wage |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.52 Factor of average annual wage | 3.04 Factor of average annual wage | 4.42 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.11 Factor of average annual wage | 2.65 Factor of average annual wage | 10.39 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 Factor of average annual wage | 1.51 Factor of average annual wage | 2.58 Factor of average annual wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 20 Norway 1.76 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 21 Australia 1.75 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 22 Greece 1.74 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 24 Iceland 1.33 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 25 Denmark 1.24 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 26 Ireland 1.16 Factor of average annual wage 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 personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Italy?
- Personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Italy was 1.51 Factor of average annual wage in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 Factor of average annual wage in 2011.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 Factor of average annual wage in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Italy ranks 23rd out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. 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 Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household