Belgium vs Italy: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score

Belgium
56.8%
in 2019
Italy
51.0%
in 2019
Belgium rank
164th
Italy rank
167th

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score over time

  • Belgium
  • Italy
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 56.8% against 51.0% in Italy, a difference of 5.8%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 164th and Italy ranks 167th of 191 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 53.0% 25.4% 27.6% Belgium
2010s 53.2% 45.7% 7.5% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score, Belgium or Italy?
Belgium, at 56.8% against 51.0% in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score between Belgium and Italy?
5.8%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Belgium ranks 164th and Italy ranks 167th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.