Greece vs Italy: Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate
Greece
0.3045 % change on previous year
in 2025
Italy
0.5684 % change on previous year
in 2025
Greece rank
129th
Italy rank
127th
Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.5684 % change on previous year against 0.3045 % change on previous year in Greece, a difference of 0.2639 % change on previous year.
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 129th and Italy ranks 127th of 166 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 | 6.94 % change on previous year | 3.85 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.38 % change on previous year | 0.2898 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.51 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | Greece |
| 2010s | -2.33 % change on previous year | -0.5726 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.901 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.1875 % change on previous year | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.5684 % change on previous year against 0.3045 % change on previous year in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate between Greece and Italy?
- 0.2639 % change on previous year, 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 government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate?
- Greece ranks 129th and Italy ranks 127th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Government spending vs. GDP. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.