Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Italy
Italy: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Italy, 1980–2017
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.1% for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Italy peaked at 4.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2015.
Italy ranks 105th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.2% | — |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -28.3% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Italy?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Italy was 2.1% in 2017, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Italy ranks 105th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.