Finland vs Italy: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Finland
42.7%
in 2023
Italy
42.0%
in 2023
Finland rank
3rd
Italy rank
6th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Finland currently reports 42.7% against 42.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.4% | 32.6% | 5.8% | Finland |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 39.5% | 5.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 40.3% | 2.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 42.3% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 42.1% | 0.8% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Finland or Italy?
- Finland, at 42.7% against 42.0% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Finland and Italy?
- 0.7%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Finland ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.