Belgium vs Italy: Taxes on goods and services
Belgium
23.9%
in 2024
Italy
23.7%
in 2024
Belgium rank
115th
Italy rank
117th
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 23.9% against 23.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 115th and Italy ranks 117th of 156 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 22.8% | 3.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 23.2% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.2% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.5% | 1.9% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 23.9% against 23.7% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Belgium and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Belgium ranks 115th and Italy ranks 117th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.