Italy vs South Africa: Tax revenue
Italy
25.6%
in 2024
South Africa
25.9%
in 2024
Italy rank
12th
South Africa rank
10th
Tax revenue over time
- Italy
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 25.9% against 25.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was South Africa ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 10th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 16.5% | 2.4% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 19.5% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 20.7% | 4.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 24.1% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 25.3% | 0.4% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Italy or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 25.9% against 25.6% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Italy and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for tax revenue?
- Italy ranks 12th and South Africa ranks 10th 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.