Denmark vs Italy: Social benefits, Transactions

Denmark
476.97 billion
in 2025
Italy
512.18 billion
in 2025
Denmark rank
13th
Italy rank
12th

Social benefits, Transactions over time

  • Denmark
  • Italy
0200.0B400.0B600.0B199920122025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 512.18 billion against 476.97 billion in Denmark, a difference of 35.21 billion.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Italy ranks 12th of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 225.10 billion 214.47 billion 10.63 billion Denmark
2000s 272.22 billion 278.14 billion 5.92 billion Italy
2010s 371.21 billion 372.99 billion 1.78 billion Italy
2020s 440.50 billion 472.67 billion 32.17 billion Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Denmark or Italy?
Italy, at 512.18 billion against 476.97 billion in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Denmark and Italy?
35.21 billion, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
Denmark ranks 13th and Italy ranks 12th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.