Italy Tax Revenue to GDP

25.6% +0.87 pt

Dec 2024 · Annual

Italy's tax revenue as a share of GDP rose to 25.60% in 2024 from 24.74% in 2023. The figure sits below the all-time high of 26.21% recorded in 1993 and remains well above the series low of 12.52% from 1973, the start of the available data.

Italy Tax Revenue to GDP, 1990–2024
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
25.6%24.7%26.2%Dec 199312.5%Dec 19731973 – 2024Annual

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About this series

Tax Revenue to GDP in Italy averaged 24.3% from 1973 until 2024, reaching an all-time high of 26.2% in Dec 1993 and a record low of 12.5% in Dec 1973. The series is reported yearly with history from 1973.

Tax revenue as a percentage of GDP measures the share of economic output collected by the government through taxes, including social contributions. The series is reported annually for Italy, expressed in percent of GDP, and spans from 1973 to the present.

Source & methodology

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