Government health spending as a share of GDP in Italy
Italy: Government health spending as a share of GDP was 6.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 59 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1880
Years of data
72
1880–2025
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Italy, 1880–2025
Source: OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, government health spending as a share of gdp in Italy stood at 6.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government health spending as a share of gdp in Italy peaked at 7.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1880.
That places Italy 29th out of 59 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Government health spending as a share of GDP in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0.0% | — |
| 1890 | 0.0% | — |
| 1900 | 0.0% | — |
| 1910 | 0.0% | — |
| 1920 | 0.0% | — |
| 1930 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1961 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 2.8% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 3.5% | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 3.9% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 4.9% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 5.7% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government health spending as a share of gdp in Italy?
- Government health spending as a share of gdp in Italy was 6.2% in 2025, according to OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government health spending as a share of gdp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1880.
- How does Italy rank for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government health spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.