General government final consumption expenditure in Italy
Italy: General government final consumption expenditure was 18.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Italy, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Italy recorded 18.3% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Italy peaked at 20.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1970.
That places Italy 75th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.1% | — |
| 1971 | 16.5% | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 17.1% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 16.4% | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 15.6% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 16.0% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 15.4% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 17.9% | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 19.0% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 19.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 15.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 16.6% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.5% | 17.5% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.7% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 17.9% | 20.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,434 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9807 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 42,472 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8679 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 37,587 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Italy?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Italy was 18.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1970.
- How does Italy rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Italy ranks 75th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 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.