Italy vs Switzerland: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0491 against 0.03 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0191.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.6 times Switzerland's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 69th and Switzerland ranks 71st of 79 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0743 | 0.0222 | 0.0521 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0172 | 0.0076 | 0.0096 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0306 | 0.0045 | 0.0261 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0491 | 0.03 | 0.0191 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on, Italy or Switzerland?
- Italy, at 0.0491 against 0.03 in Switzerland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.0191, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Italy ranks 69th and Switzerland ranks 71st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.