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Italy — Government consumption

millions of EUR · Annual · 1950–2027 · 78 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

In Italy, the government consumption reading was 412.11B EUR in 2025, compared with 398.05B EUR in 2024. The period change was +3.53%. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 360.88B EUR. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 18.3% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
2027428.60B EUR
2026422.81B EUR
2025412.11B EUR
2024398.05B EUR
2023383.60B EUR
11 earlier values, back to 2012
2022376.41B EUR
2021361.82B EUR
2020346.23B EUR
2019337.13B EUR
2018335.73B EUR
2017331.41B EUR
2016326.28B EUR
2015318.89B EUR
2014321.04B EUR
2013323.35B EUR
2012325.53B EUR
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.