Denmark vs Italy: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Denmark
- Italy
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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About this data
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.