Government spending vs gdp per capita in Italy
Italy: Government spending vs gdp per capita was 50.56 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
50.56
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
11th
of 151 countries
All-time high
56.78
in 2020
All-time low
9.85
in 1870
Years of data
163
1862–2024
Government spending vs gdp per capita in Italy, 1862–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending vs gdp per capita in Italy is 50.56, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending vs gdp per capita in Italy peaked at 56.78 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.85, in 1870.
That places Italy 11th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government spending vs gdp per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1862 | 9.97 | — |
| 1863 | 10.9 | +9.3% |
| 1864 | 12.05 | +10.5% |
| 1865 | 12.2 | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 12.38 | +1.4% |
| 1867 | 10.99 | -11.2% |
| 1868 | 10.16 | -7.5% |
| 1869 | 10.8 | +6.2% |
| 1870 | 9.85 | -8.7% |
| 1871 | 11.82 | +20.0% |
| 1872 | 11.51 | -2.6% |
| 1873 | 10.22 | -11.2% |
| 1874 | 10.84 | +6.1% |
| 1875 | 12.01 | +10.8% |
| 1876 | 12.28 | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 11.54 | -6.0% |
| 1878 | 11.98 | +3.8% |
| 1879 | 11.71 | -2.2% |
| 1880 | 11.1 | -5.2% |
| 1881 | 13.27 | +19.6% |
| 1882 | 13.44 | +1.3% |
| 1883 | 14.12 | +5.0% |
| 1884 | 15.66 | +10.9% |
| 1885 | 14.44 | -7.8% |
| 1886 | 14.19 | -1.8% |
| 1887 | 17.37 | +22.5% |
| 1888 | 17.61 | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 17.26 | -2.0% |
| 1890 | 14.35 | -16.9% |
| 1891 | 13.93 | -2.9% |
| 1892 | 14.26 | +2.4% |
| 1893 | 14.04 | -1.6% |
| 1894 | 14.63 | +4.2% |
| 1895 | 14.63 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 14.17 | -3.1% |
| 1897 | 14.11 | -0.4% |
| 1898 | 13.16 | -6.8% |
| 1899 | 13.13 | -0.2% |
| 1900 | 12.58 | -4.2% |
| 1901 | 12.27 | -2.4% |
| 1902 | 12.87 | +4.9% |
| 1903 | 12.2 | -5.2% |
| 1904 | 12.36 | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 14.65 | +18.6% |
| 1906 | 13.27 | -9.4% |
| 1907 | 11.37 | -14.3% |
| 1908 | 13.52 | +18.9% |
| 1909 | 12.72 | -5.9% |
| 1910 | 13.89 | +9.2% |
| 1911 | 13.55 | -2.4% |
| 1912 | 13.91 | +2.6% |
| 1913 | 13.12 | -5.7% |
| 1914 | 23.74 | +80.9% |
| 1915 | 37.54 | +58.1% |
| 1916 | 39.95 | +6.4% |
| 1917 | 40.79 | +2.1% |
| 1918 | 36.61 | -10.2% |
| 1919 | 25.33 | -30.8% |
| 1920 | 18.79 | -25.8% |
| 1921 | 21.85 | +16.3% |
| 1922 | 33.04 | +51.2% |
| 1923 | 22.91 | -30.7% |
| 1924 | 14.77 | -35.5% |
| 1925 | 11.46 | -22.4% |
| 1926 | 11.87 | +3.6% |
| 1927 | 14.26 | +20.1% |
| 1928 | 15.09 | +5.9% |
| 1929 | 12.83 | -15.0% |
| 1930 | 14.16 | +10.4% |
| 1931 | 16.51 | +16.6% |
| 1932 | 16.89 | +2.3% |
| 1933 | 19.27 | +14.1% |
| 1934 | 17.55 | -8.9% |
| 1935 | 24.48 | +39.5% |
| 1936 | 24.88 | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 21.49 | -13.6% |
| 1938 | 20.54 | -4.4% |
| 1939 | 24.57 | +19.6% |
| 1940 | 38.11 | +55.1% |
| 1941 | 39.5 | +3.6% |
| 1942 | 40.45 | +2.4% |
| 1943 | 25.39 | -37.2% |
| 1944 | 42.64 | +68.0% |
| 1945 | 27.39 | -35.8% |
| 1946 | 22.14 | -19.2% |
| 1947 | 17.9 | -19.1% |
| 1948 | 16.8 | -6.2% |
| 1949 | 16.9 | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 17.28 | +2.2% |
| 1951 | 19 | +10.0% |
| 1952 | 20.08 | +5.7% |
| 1953 | 16.69 | -16.9% |
| 1954 | 16.58 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 17.19 | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 16.3 | -5.2% |
| 1957 | 16.22 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 16.6 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 18.25 | +9.9% |
| 1960 | 16.49 | -9.6% |
| 1961 | 17.26 | +4.7% |
| 1962 | 17.52 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 16.67 | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 18.22 | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 18.6 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 19.09 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 17.93 | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 32.61 | +81.9% |
| 1969 | 32.06 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 32.32 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 34.38 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 36.36 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 35.26 | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 34.78 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 39.12 | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 38.11 | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 38.49 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 40.89 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 40.14 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 40.79 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 44.6 | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 46.71 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 48.93 | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 49.13 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 49.84 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 50.45 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 49.77 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 50.38 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 51.59 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 52.86 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 53.94 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 55.29 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 56.27 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 53.48 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 52.49 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 52.45 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.23 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 49.2 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 48.14 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 45.86 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 47.71 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 47.12 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 48.08 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 47.53 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 47.92 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 48.45 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 47.63 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 48.6 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 51.61 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 50.28 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 49.03 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 50.48 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 50.9 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 50.72 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.24 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 48.98 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 48.78 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.32 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 48.42 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 56.78 | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 56.04 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 54.93 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 53.95 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 50.56 | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 11.18 | 9.97 | 12.38 | 8 |
| 1870s | 11.38 | 9.85 | 12.28 | 10 |
| 1880s | 14.85 | 11.1 | 17.61 | 10 |
| 1890s | 14.04 | 13.13 | 14.63 | 10 |
| 1900s | 12.78 | 11.37 | 14.65 | 10 |
| 1910s | 25.85 | 13.12 | 40.79 | 10 |
| 1920s | 17.69 | 11.46 | 33.04 | 10 |
| 1930s | 20.03 | 14.16 | 24.88 | 10 |
| 1940s | 28.72 | 16.8 | 42.64 | 10 |
| 1950s | 17.42 | 16.22 | 20.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.65 | 16.49 | 32.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.99 | 32.32 | 40.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.22 | 40.79 | 51.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.44 | 48.14 | 56.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.05 | 45.86 | 51.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.61 | 48.32 | 50.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.45 | 50.56 | 56.78 | 5 |
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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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.5392 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34,716 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 0.5398 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7642 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 33,098 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2418 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending vs gdp per capita in Italy?
- Government spending vs gdp per capita in Italy was 50.56 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending vs gdp per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 56.78 in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending vs gdp per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.85 in 1870.
- How does Italy rank for government spending vs gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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