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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Italy

Italy: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 42.75 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
42.75 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
43.76 Percentage of GDP
in 2013
All-time low
23 Percentage of GDP
in 1973
Years of data
60
1965–2024

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Italy, 1965–2024

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Italy recorded 42.75 Percentage of GDP for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Italy peaked at 43.76 Percentage of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23 Percentage of GDP, in 1973.

That places Italy 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Italy, year by year

Year Percentage of GDP Change
1965 24.52 Percentage of GDP —
1966 24.32 Percentage of GDP -0.9%
1967 25.21 Percentage of GDP +3.7%
1968 25.95 Percentage of GDP +2.9%
1969 25.36 Percentage of GDP -2.3%
1970 24.7 Percentage of GDP -2.6%
1971 25.33 Percentage of GDP +2.5%
1972 25.24 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
1973 23 Percentage of GDP -8.9%
1974 24.1 Percentage of GDP +4.8%
1975 24.38 Percentage of GDP +1.2%
1976 25.29 Percentage of GDP +3.7%
1977 25.77 Percentage of GDP +1.9%
1978 25.93 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
1979 25.13 Percentage of GDP -3.1%
1980 28.56 Percentage of GDP +13.6%
1981 29.68 Percentage of GDP +3.9%
1982 31.75 Percentage of GDP +7.0%
1983 33.64 Percentage of GDP +5.9%
1984 32.81 Percentage of GDP -2.4%
1985 32.33 Percentage of GDP -1.5%
1986 33.83 Percentage of GDP +4.6%
1987 33.92 Percentage of GDP +0.3%
1988 34.46 Percentage of GDP +1.6%
1989 35.38 Percentage of GDP +2.7%
1990 36.19 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
1991 36.58 Percentage of GDP +1.1%
1992 38.83 Percentage of GDP +6.2%
1993 40.41 Percentage of GDP +4.1%
1994 38.49 Percentage of GDP -4.7%
1995 38.37 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
1996 40.08 Percentage of GDP +4.5%
1997 41.47 Percentage of GDP +3.5%
1998 39.84 Percentage of GDP -3.9%
1999 40.71 Percentage of GDP +2.2%
2000 40.05 Percentage of GDP -1.6%
2001 39.96 Percentage of GDP -0.2%
2002 39.66 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2003 39.88 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
2004 39.27 Percentage of GDP -1.5%
2005 39.09 Percentage of GDP -0.4%
2006 40.13 Percentage of GDP +2.6%
2007 41.49 Percentage of GDP +3.4%
2008 41.36 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
2009 41.99 Percentage of GDP +1.5%
2010 41.69 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2011 41.6 Percentage of GDP -0.2%
2012 43.52 Percentage of GDP +4.6%
2013 43.76 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
2014 43.27 Percentage of GDP -1.1%
2015 42.96 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2016 42.18 Percentage of GDP -1.8%
2017 41.89 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2018 41.68 Percentage of GDP -0.5%
2019 42.32 Percentage of GDP +1.5%
2020 42.65 Percentage of GDP +0.8%
2021 42.14 Percentage of GDP -1.2%
2022 42.01 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
2023 41.52 Percentage of GDP -1.2%
2024 42.75 Percentage of GDP +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.07 Percentage of GDP 24.32 Percentage of GDP 25.95 Percentage of GDP 5
1970s 24.89 Percentage of GDP 23 Percentage of GDP 25.93 Percentage of GDP 10
1980s 32.64 Percentage of GDP 28.56 Percentage of GDP 35.38 Percentage of GDP 10
1990s 39.1 Percentage of GDP 36.19 Percentage of GDP 41.47 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 40.29 Percentage of GDP 39.09 Percentage of GDP 41.99 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 42.49 Percentage of GDP 41.6 Percentage of GDP 43.76 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 42.22 Percentage of GDP 41.52 Percentage of GDP 42.75 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Denmark 45.18 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 2 France 43.46 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 3 Austria 43.37 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 23.95 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 5 Belgium 42.57 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 6 Finland 42.22 Percentage of GDP compare
  7. 7 Luxembourg 41.46 Percentage of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Italy?
Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Italy was 42.75 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 43.76 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 23 Percentage of GDP in 1973.
How does Italy rank for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Italy ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
41 places, 2,087 data points, 1965–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.