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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy: tax rates compared

Italy has an income tax rate of 47.2%, 37.2pp above Bosnia and Herzegovina's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: Bosnia and Herzegovina sits below it, Italy sits above it. Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure is dated 2026-02-19 and Italy's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income10%47.2%Corporate10%27.8%VAT17%22%Capital Gains8%26%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BA ITDifference
Income Tax10%47.2%IT +37.2 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax10%27.8%IT +17.8 pp
VAT17%22%IT +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax8%26%IT +18 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bosnia and Herzegovina (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-19
Italy47.2%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−37.2 ppItaly higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Italy27.8%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−17.8 ppItaly higher

Italy has a corporate tax rate of 27.8%, 17.8pp above Bosnia and Herzegovina's 10%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bosnia and Herzegovina sits below it, Italy sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina17%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bosnia and Herzegovina (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-19
Italy22%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Italy (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference−5 ppItaly higher

Italy has a VAT rate of 22%, 5pp above Bosnia and Herzegovina's 17%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina8%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bosnia and Herzegovina (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-19
Italy26%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Italy (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2019-01-01
Difference−18 ppItaly higher

Italy has a capital gains tax rate of 26%, 18pp above Bosnia and Herzegovina's 8%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bosnia and Herzegovina sits below it, Italy sits above it. Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure is dated 2026-02-19 and Italy's 2019-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bosnia and Herzegovina (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-19
Italy0%Source: Agenzia delle Entrate — IVIE, base imponibile e aliquota · as of 2024-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure is dated 2026-02-19 and Italy's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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