Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Italy
Italy: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 0.9305 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Italy, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Italy stood at 0.9305. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Italy peaked at 0.9989 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9305, in 2020.
That places Italy 49th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9893 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9902 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9902 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9989 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9832 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.981 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9689 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9651 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9546 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9526 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9576 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9624 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9563 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9523 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9494 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9496 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9466 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.937 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9366 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9332 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9333 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9309 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9311 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9315 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9323 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9305 | -0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.9305 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8985, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.9305 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.877, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9903 | 0.9832 | 0.9989 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.96 | 0.9494 | 0.981 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9362 | 0.9309 | 0.9496 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9305 | 0.9305 | 0.9305 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 46 Rwanda 0.9808 compare
- 47 Austria 0.9476 compare
- 48 Portugal 0.9309 compare
- 50 South Korea 0.9003 compare
- 51 Luxembourg 0.8966 compare
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.877 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Italy?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Italy was 0.9305 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9989 in 1998.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9305 in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- Italy ranks 49th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.