Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Italy
Italy: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 42.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Italy, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Italy stood at 42.0%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Italy peaked at 43.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1980.
Italy ranks 6th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.5% | — |
| 1981 | 29.6% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 31.7% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 33.6% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 32.8% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 33.8% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 34.4% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 35.3% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 36.9% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 39.6% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 39.2% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 38.4% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 39.8% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 42.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | -0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 42.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Italy's 42.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.6% | 28.5% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 36.9% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 38.9% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 41.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 42.0% | 42.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,059 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.2786 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Italy?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Italy was 42.0% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1980.
- How does Italy rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.