France vs Italy: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.
France ranks 152nd and Italy ranks 150th of 175 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | France |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | France |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | France |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -0.1% | 1.4% | France |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.9% against 0.8% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between France and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- France ranks 152nd and Italy ranks 150th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.