Italy — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1862–2030 · 169 observations
About this series
Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Italy, the combined government expenditure reading stood at 50.7% of GDP in 2025. Against 50.5% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.15 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 51.7% of GDP.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1862–2030
- Quarterly data, 1999–2026
- All 4 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 50 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 49.9 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 49.9 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 50.2 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 50.3 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 50.7 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 50.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 53.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 54.9 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 56.1 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 56.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 48.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 48.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 48.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 48.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 50.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 50.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 50.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 50.5 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 49 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.