Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, India or Italy?

India, at 34.8% against 34.7% in Italy as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?

41 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Italy: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

India

34.8%

in 2022

Italy

34.7%

in 2024

India rank

29th

Italy rank

31st

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

India
Italy

How they compare

India currently reports 34.8% against 34.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1974 it was India ahead.

India ranks 29th and Italy ranks 31st of 153 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1970s	20.5%	24.1%	3.6%	Italy
1980s	16.0%	34.9%	18.9%	Italy
1990s	22.7%	33.8%	11.1%	Italy
2000s	36.3%	34.1%	2.2%	India
2010s	45.3%	32.5%	12.8%	India
2020s	34.8%	32.1%	2.7%	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, India or Italy?: India, at 34.8% against 34.7% in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between India and Italy?: 0.1%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
How do India and Italy rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: India ranks 29th and Italy ranks 31st of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.