Italy — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1862–2031 · 170 observations
About this series
General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Italy, the general government expenditure reading stood at 51.2% of GDP in 2025. Against 50.4% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.76 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 51.7% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1862–2031
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 50.9 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 50.8 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 50.9 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 50.9 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 51.2 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 51.3 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 51.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 50.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 53.6 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 54.9 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 56 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 56.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 48.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 48.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 48.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 49 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 50.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 50.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 50.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 50.5 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.