High income vs Italy: Expense

High income
30.1%
in 2023
Italy
47.3%
in 2023
High income rank
12th
Italy rank
8th

Expense over time

  • High income
  • Italy
0204060197219972023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 47.3% against 30.1% in High income, a difference of 17.2%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.6 times High income's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 12th and Italy ranks 8th of 26 groups.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 22.2% 30.5% 8.3% Italy
1980s 25.5% 43.4% 17.9% Italy
1990s 26.9% 45.0% 18.2% Italy
2000s 26.2% 39.9% 13.7% Italy
2010s 27.8% 43.0% 15.1% Italy
2020s 31.7% 48.9% 17.2% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, High income or Italy?
Italy, at 47.3% against 30.1% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between High income and Italy?
17.2%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Italy?
46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do High income and Italy rank globally for expense?
High income ranks 12th and Italy ranks 8th of 26 groups.
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

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.