Italy vs Sweden: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Italy
42.0%
in 2023
Sweden
41.4%
in 2023
Italy rank
6th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Italy currently reports 42.0% against 41.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.6% | 46.1% | 13.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 46.5% | 7.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 46.0% | 5.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 43.2% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 42.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Italy or Sweden?
- Italy, at 42.0% against 41.4% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Italy ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th 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.