Taxes on goods and services in Italy
Italy: Taxes on goods and services was 11.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Italy is 11.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Italy peaked at 13.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2008.
That places Italy 64th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Italy, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.2% | — |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 9.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 61 Czechia 11.7% compare
- 62 Tajikistan 11.6% compare
- 63 Cape Verde 11.2% compare
- 65 Togo 11.0% compare
- 66 Belarus 10.8% compare
- 67 South Africa 10.8% compare
More public sector data for Italy
- Arms imports 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -10.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 643.98 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 37.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Italy?
- Taxes on goods and services in Italy was 11.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2008.
- How does Italy rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Italy ranks 64th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.