Australia vs Italy: Tax revenue

Australia
550.61 billion current LCU
in 2022
Italy
563.82 billion current LCU
in 2024
Australia rank
63rd
Italy rank
61st

Tax revenue over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
0200.0B400.0B600.0B197219982024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 563.82 billion current LCU against 550.61 billion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 13.21 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 61st of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 16.45 billion current LCU 14.97 billion current LCU 1.48 billion current LCU Australia
1980s 52.09 billion current LCU 90.93 billion current LCU 38.84 billion current LCU Italy
1990s 106.85 billion current LCU 239.69 billion current LCU 132.84 billion current LCU Italy
2000s 221.06 billion current LCU 338.83 billion current LCU 117.78 billion current LCU Italy
2010s 355.61 billion current LCU 414.77 billion current LCU 59.16 billion current LCU Italy
2020s 493.10 billion current LCU 454.98 billion current LCU 38.12 billion current LCU Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Australia or Italy?
Italy, at 563.82 billion current LCU against 550.61 billion current LCU in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Australia and Italy?
13.21 billion current LCU, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
50 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for tax revenue?
Australia ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 61st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.