Italy: Income and profits taxes
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| Italy |
Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 32.27 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1973 - 2021 |
| Average | 32.07 |
| Min - Max | 16.47 - 37.52 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2021 is 32.27 percent, a decline from 33.12 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 25.40 percent, based on data from 102 countries. Historically, the average for Italy from 1973 to 2021 is 32.07 percent. The minimum value, 16.47 percent, was reached in 1973 while the maximum of 37.52 percent was recorded in 1986.
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Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 19.21 | 2022 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 409.25 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -7.20 | 2023 | percent |
| Government debt | 137.30 | 2023 | percent |
| Government expenditure | 86.80 | Q3/2023 | billion |
| Long-term government bond yield | 4.51 | 9/2023 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 24.93 | 2021 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 59.10 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 238 | 2019 | hours |
| Number of taxes | 14 | 2019 | taxes |
| Taxes on goods and services | 23.84 | 2021 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 0.01 | 1989 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 32.27 | 2021 | percent |