Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Italy
Italy: Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank was 8 surveys in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Italy, 1963–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in surveys.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Italy is 8 surveys, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Italy peaked at 10 surveys in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 surveys, in 1963.
That places Italy 16th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Italy, year by year
| Year | surveys | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1964 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1965 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1966 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1967 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1968 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1969 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1970 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1971 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1972 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1973 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1974 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1975 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1976 | 0 surveys | — |
| 1977 | 1 surveys | — |
| 1978 | 2 surveys | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 3 surveys | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 4 surveys | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 5 surveys | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 6 surveys | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 7 surveys | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 8 surveys | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 8 surveys | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9 surveys | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 9 surveys | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8 surveys | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 8 surveys | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7 surveys | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 7 surveys | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 surveys | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 6 surveys | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 surveys | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 6 surveys | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 5 surveys | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 4 surveys | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 5 surveys | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 4 surveys | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 5 surveys | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 4 surveys | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 5 surveys | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 5 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 surveys | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 6 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 surveys | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 8 surveys | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 8 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 surveys | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 9 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 surveys | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 surveys | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 surveys | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 8 surveys | -11.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 8 surveys is above the median for high income countries, which is 8 surveys, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Italy's 8 surveys is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8 surveys, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +100.0% | 1 surveys | 2 surveys |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.6 surveys | 0 surveys | 3 surveys | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2 surveys | 4 surveys | 9 surveys | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5 surveys | 4 surveys | 7 surveys | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 surveys | 4 surveys | 9 surveys | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9 surveys | 9 surveys | 10 surveys | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 surveys | 8 surveys | 10 surveys | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 16 Austria 8 surveys compare
- 16 Belgium 8 surveys compare
- 16 Bulgaria 8 surveys compare
- 16 Croatia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Cyprus 8 surveys compare
- 16 Czechia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Denmark 8 surveys compare
- 16 Estonia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Finland 8 surveys compare
- 16 France 8 surveys compare
- 16 Greece 8 surveys compare
- 16 Iran 8 surveys compare
- 16 Ireland 8 surveys compare
- 16 Latvia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Lithuania 8 surveys compare
- 16 Luxembourg 8 surveys compare
- 16 Malta 8 surveys compare
- 16 Moldova 8 surveys compare
- 16 Norway 8 surveys compare
- 16 Poland 8 surveys compare
- 16 Portugal 8 surveys compare
- 16 Romania 8 surveys compare
- 16 Serbia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Slovakia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Slovenia 8 surveys compare
- 16 Spain 8 surveys compare
- 16 Sweden 8 surveys compare
- 16 Turkey 8 surveys compare
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,059 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.0% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.2786 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Italy?
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Italy was 8 surveys in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 10 surveys in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 surveys in 1963.
- How does Italy rank for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank?
- Italy ranks 16th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of income or consumption surveys available in the past decade. Each decade comprises the current year and the nine years before.