Italy vs United Kingdom: Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General)
Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Italy currently reports 512.18 billion against 432.50 billion in United Kingdom, a difference of 79.68 billion.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 214.47 billion | 122.35 billion | 92.11 billion | Italy |
| 2000s | 278.14 billion | 172.97 billion | 105.17 billion | Italy |
| 2010s | 372.99 billion | 264.69 billion | 108.30 billion | Italy |
| 2020s | 472.67 billion | 367.45 billion | 105.22 billion | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Italy or United Kingdom?
- Italy, at 512.18 billion against 432.50 billion in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 79.68 billion, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Italy ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 14th 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.