Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Italy
Italy: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 39.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Italy, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 39.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Italy peaked at 44.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2002.
Italy ranks 12th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.1% | — |
| 2001 | 35.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.5% | 34.8% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 39.5% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.0% | 44.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 9 France 41.0% compare
- 10 Japan 40.4% compare
- 11 Switzerland 39.4% compare
- 13 Portugal 39.2% compare
- 14 Poland 38.4% compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 38.2% compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 38.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Italy?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Italy was 39.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 2002.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Italy ranks 12th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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