Greece vs Italy: Current health expenditure
Greece
8.4%
in 2023
Italy
8.4%
in 2024
Greece rank
54th
Italy rank
53rd
Current health expenditure over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8.4% against 8.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 54th and Italy ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.8% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 9.0% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Greece or Italy?
- Italy, at 8.4% against 8.4% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Greece and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Greece ranks 54th and Italy ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health 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
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.