Italy vs Japan: Economic Outlook No 117 — Private final consumption expenditure
Economic Outlook No 117 — Private final consumption expenditure over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.7396 against 0.5725 in Japan, a difference of 0.1671.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 37th and Japan ranks 38th of 38 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 | 9.17 | 2.87 | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.09 | 5.37 | 1.28 | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.06 | 3.58 | 0.5124 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.74 | 1.82 | 0.0769 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.6317 | 0.8001 | 0.1684 | Japan |
| 2010s | -0.0066 | 0.555 | 0.5617 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.41 | 0.0877 | 0.3223 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic outlook no 117 — private final consumption expenditure, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 0.7396 against 0.5725 in Japan as of 2026.
- What is the difference in economic outlook no 117 — private final consumption expenditure between Italy and Japan?
- 0.1671, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2026.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for economic outlook no 117 — private final consumption expenditure?
- Italy ranks 37th and Japan ranks 38th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 117 — Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP