France vs Italy: Expense
France
47.3%
in 2023
Italy
47.3%
in 2023
France rank
9th
Italy rank
8th
Expense over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 47.3% against 47.3% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1973 it was France ahead.
France ranks 9th and Italy ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.5% | 30.5% | 3.0% | France |
| 1980s | 39.6% | 43.4% | 3.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 45.0% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 39.9% | 5.9% | France |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 43.0% | 5.3% | France |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 48.9% | 0.6% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 47.3% against 47.3% in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between France and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for expense?
- France ranks 9th and Italy ranks 8th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.