Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Gross national expenditure
Italy
98.1%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
98.4%
in 2025
Italy rank
121st
Saudi Arabia rank
120th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 98.4% against 98.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 121st and Saudi Arabia ranks 120th of 186 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.4% | 62.3% | 38.1% | Italy |
| 1980s | 100.7% | 97.0% | 3.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 92.6% | 5.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 77.5% | 22.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 87.9% | 10.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 94.6% | 3.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 98.4% against 98.1% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Italy ranks 121st and Saudi Arabia ranks 120th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.