Austria vs Italy: Tax revenue
Austria
25.8%
in 2024
Italy
25.6%
in 2024
Austria rank
11th
Italy rank
12th
Tax revenue over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Austria currently reports 25.8% against 25.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 11th and Italy ranks 12th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 14.1% | 4.2% | Austria |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 20.7% | 2.4% | Italy |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 24.9% | 2.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 23.1% | 3.2% | Austria |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 24.6% | 1.5% | Austria |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.9% | 0.7% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Austria or Italy?
- Austria, at 25.8% against 25.6% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Austria and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for tax revenue?
- Austria ranks 11th and Italy ranks 12th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. 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.