Chile vs Italy: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Chile
5.9%
in 2025
Italy
6.2%
in 2025
Chile rank
32nd
Italy rank
29th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Chile
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.2% against 5.9% in Chile, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 29th of 59 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 6.2% | 2.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 6.6% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.5% | 0.6% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Chile or Italy?
- Italy, at 6.2% against 5.9% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Chile and Italy?
- 0.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Italy rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 29th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.