Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Italy
Italy: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) was 34.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Italy, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Italy recorded 34.7% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Italy peaked at 37.5% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1973.
That places Italy 32nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 16.5% | — |
| 1974 | 19.7% | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 20.7% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 23.7% | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 26.0% | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 27.5% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 29.4% | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 34.2% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 36.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 35.9% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 36.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 32.3% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 34.7% | +3.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 34.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Italy's 34.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 16.5% | 27.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 34.9% | 29.4% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 32.3% | 34.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 32.2% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 31.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 31.9% | 34.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Italy?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Italy was 34.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 1986.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1973.
- How does Italy rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.