Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Italy
Italy: Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Italy, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Italy stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Italy peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1995.
That places Italy 3rd out of 70 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Value-added tax (VAT), Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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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 value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Italy?
- Value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue in Italy was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- What is the lowest value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- How does Italy rank for value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Italy ranks 3rd out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is value-added tax (vat), ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Value-added tax (VAT), 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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About this data
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.