Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Italy
Italy: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 6.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Italy, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 6.8% for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in 2025.
That represents a change of up 51.1% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Italy peaked at 18.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2024.
Italy ranks 35th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18.0% | — |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -41.2% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -21.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -15.1% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +51.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1% | 8.0% | 18.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.5% | 7.5% | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 882.91 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -96.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 49.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Italy?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Italy was 6.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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