Iceland vs Italy: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 512.18 billion against 358.57 billion in Iceland, a difference of 153.61 billion.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 15th and Italy ranks 12th of 35 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.97 billion | 290.32 billion | 216.34 billion | Italy |
| 2010s | 153.84 billion | 372.99 billion | 219.15 billion | Italy |
| 2020s | 310.94 billion | 472.67 billion | 161.73 billion | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Iceland or Italy?
- Italy, at 512.18 billion against 358.57 billion in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Iceland and Italy?
- 153.61 billion, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Iceland ranks 15th 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.