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France vs Italy: tax rates compared
Between the two, France's income tax rate (55.4%) tops Italy's (47.2%) by 8.2pp. The 37-country average is 43.2%: both sit above it.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| France | 55.4% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Italy | 47.2% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +8.2 pp | France higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| France | 36.1% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Italy | 27.8% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +8.3 pp | France higherlargest gap on this page |
Between the two, France's corporate tax rate (36.1%) tops Italy's (27.8%) by 8.3pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| France | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24 |
| Italy | 22% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Italy (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-13 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Italy higher |
Between the two, Italy's VAT rate (22%) tops France's (20%) by 2pp. The 37-country average is 19.5%: both sit above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| France | 0% | Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Italy | 0% | Source: Agenzia delle Entrate — IVIE, base imponibile e aliquota · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — France and Italy both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Italy's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.