Tax revenues vs income inequality in Italy
Italy: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 41.99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
41.99
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 186 countries
All-time high
43.6
in 2013
All-time low
28.51
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Italy, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Italy stood at 41.99.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Italy peaked at 43.6 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.51, in 1980.
Italy ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.51 | — |
| 1981 | 29.63 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 31.7 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 33.58 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 32.76 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 32.28 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 33.77 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 33.86 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 34.4 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 35.33 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 36.87 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 37.27 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 39.56 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 41.17 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 39.22 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 38.37 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 40.08 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 41.47 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 39.84 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 40.71 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 40.42 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 40 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.47 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 39.82 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.09 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 38.9 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.28 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 41.39 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 41.44 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.79 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 41.53 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 41.42 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 43.39 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 43.6 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.1 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 42.75 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 42.02 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 41.72 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.58 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.1 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.36 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 41.99 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 42.1 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.99 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.58 | 28.51 | 35.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.45 | 36.87 | 41.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.26 | 38.9 | 41.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.32 | 41.42 | 43.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.11 | 41.99 | 42.36 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.2 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,059 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 15.75 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Italy?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Italy was 41.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6 in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.51 in 1980.
- How does Italy rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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