Italy vs United Kingdom: Use of goods and services, Transactions (Statement of operations)
Use of goods and services, Transactions (Statement of operations) over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 256.26 billion against 132.96 billion in Italy, a difference of 123.31 billion.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.9 times Italy's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 35 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.24 billion | 61.17 billion | 5.92 billion | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 75.45 billion | 102.16 billion | 26.71 billion | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 94.83 billion | 152.54 billion | 57.71 billion | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 119.19 billion | 225.03 billion | 105.84 billion | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher use of goods and services, transactions, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 256.26 billion against 132.96 billion in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in use of goods and services, transactions between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 123.31 billion, with United Kingdom 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 use of goods and services, transactions?
- Italy ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Use of goods and services, 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.