Tax-to-GDP ratio in Italy
Taxes and social contributions in Italy were equal to 43.0% of GDP in 2025.
Italy, 2025
43.0%
Change from 2024
+0.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
40.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
38.1%
Position in 2025
5th of 30
Tax-to-GDP ratio in Italy over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.0% | 40.7% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | 40.2% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | 39.9% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | 40.6% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | 41.2% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | 40.9% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | 41.1% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | 41.0% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | 40.9% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | 40.8% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | 41.0% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | 41.0% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | 40.4% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | 39.4% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | 39.0% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | 39.2% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | 39.5% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | 40.1% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | 40.0% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | 39.7% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | 39.5% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | 39.8% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | 39.8% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 42.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.2%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 40.7%.