Italy vs Slovakia: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Italy
6.2%
in 2025
Slovakia
6.4%
in 2025
Italy rank
29th
Slovakia rank
26th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Italy
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 6.4% against 6.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Slovakia ahead.
Italy ranks 29th and Slovakia ranks 26th of 59 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 1.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 0.5% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Italy or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 6.4% against 6.2% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Italy and Slovakia?
- 0.2%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Slovakia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Slovakia rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Italy ranks 29th and Slovakia ranks 26th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – 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.