Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Italy

Italy: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 18.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 189 countries
All-time high
18.0%
in 2014
All-time low
16.7%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022

Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Italy, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 16.72010: 16.72012: 17.42014: 182016: 182018: 182020: 182022: 18

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Italy stood at 18.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Italy peaked at 18.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2008.

Italy ranks 16th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Italy, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 16.7%
2010 16.7% +0.0%
2012 17.4% +4.1%
2014 18.0% +3.9%
2016 18.0% +0.0%
2018 18.0% +0.0%
2020 18.0% +0.0%
2022 18.0% +0.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 18.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 18.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.7%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 1
2010s 17.6% 16.7% 18.0% 5
2020s 18.0% 18.0% 18.0% 2

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 13 Ireland 18.7% compare
  2. 13 Poland 18.7% compare
  3. 13 Portugal 18.7% compare
  4. 16 Slovenia 18.0% compare
  5. 16 Uruguay 18.0% compare
  6. 19 Czechia 17.4% compare
  7. 19 Lithuania 17.4% compare
  8. 19 Montenegro 17.4% compare
  9. 19 Netherlands 17.4% compare
  10. 19 Latvia 17.4% compare
  11. 19 Belgium 17.4% compare
  12. 19 Spain 17.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Italy?
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Italy was 18.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2008.
How does Italy rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
Italy ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 1,475 data points, 2008–2022
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