Greece vs Italy: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.6% against 0.3% in Greece, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.9 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 135th and Italy ranks 133rd of 174 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 | 6.9% | 3.9% | 3.1% | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 2.9% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 2.1% | Greece |
| 2010s | -2.3% | -0.6% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.6% against 0.3% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Greece and Italy?
- 0.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Greece ranks 135th and Italy ranks 133rd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.