Greece vs Italy: Expense
Greece
47.3%
in 2023
Italy
47.3%
in 2023
Greece rank
7th
Italy rank
8th
Expense over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 47.3% against 47.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 7th and Italy ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.1% | 30.5% | 11.4% | Italy |
| 1980s | 32.4% | 43.4% | 11.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 44.2% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 39.9% | 5.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 43.0% | 8.8% | Greece |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 48.9% | 3.8% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 47.3% against 47.3% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Greece and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for expense?
- Greece ranks 7th 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.