Revenue, excluding grants in Italy

Italy: Revenue, excluding grants was 40.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40.1%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
14th
of 157 countries
All-time high
42.2%
in 1997
All-time low
23.6%
in 1973
Years of data
47
1973–2024

Revenue, excluding grants in Italy, 1973–2024

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Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Italy is 40.1%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Italy peaked at 42.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1973.

Italy ranks 14th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Revenue, excluding grants in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) in Italy, 1973 to 2024.
Year % of GDP Change
1973 23.6%
1974 24.1% +2.0%
1975 24.4% +1.4%
1976 25.7% +5.3%
1977 26.7% +3.9%
1978 28.0% +4.9%
1979 28.2% +0.6%
1980 29.6% +4.7%
1981 28.9% -2.2%
1982 31.4% +8.7%
1983 33.5% +6.7%
1984 32.1% -4.1%
1985 31.5% -1.9%
1986 34.2% +8.3%
1987 33.8% -1.1%
1988 34.3% +1.5%
1989 35.4% +3.1%
1995 40.5% +14.5%
1996 40.8% +0.7%
1997 42.2% +3.4%
1998 38.6% -8.4%
1999 39.1% +1.1%
2000 37.0% -5.2%
2001 36.9% -0.4%
2002 36.5% -1.0%
2003 36.3% -0.5%
2004 35.9% -1.3%
2005 35.6% -0.8%
2006 36.7% +3.0%
2007 37.7% +2.9%
2008 38.0% +0.8%
2009 39.0% +2.5%
2010 38.7% -0.7%
2011 38.4% -0.8%
2012 39.8% +3.6%
2013 40.2% +1.1%
2014 39.9% -0.7%
2015 39.8% -0.3%
2016 39.9% +0.2%
2017 39.4% -1.2%
2018 39.3% -0.3%
2019 40.1% +2.0%
2020 40.6% +1.3%
2021 40.3% -0.6%
2022 39.6% -1.8%
2023 39.1% -1.4%
2024 40.1% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25.8% 23.6% 28.2% 7
1980s 32.5% 28.9% 35.4% 10
1990s 40.2% 38.6% 42.2% 5
2000s 37.0% 35.6% 39.0% 10
2010s 39.5% 38.4% 40.2% 10
2020s 40.0% 39.1% 40.6% 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 11 Lesotho 42.0% compare
  2. 12 Finland 41.8% compare
  3. 13 San Marino 41.2% compare
  4. 15 Cyprus 39.9% compare
  5. 16 Netherlands 39.4% compare
  6. 17 Slovakia 39.3% compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue, excluding grants in Italy?
Revenue, excluding grants in Italy was 40.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1973.
How does Italy rank for revenue, excluding grants?
Italy ranks 14th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
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Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.