Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy
Italy: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9263 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy stood at 0.9263.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy peaked at 1.02 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6369, in 2004.
Italy ranks 14th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8742 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7404 | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7369 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7786 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7356 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7154 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7216 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6684 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6728 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6369 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6558 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7543 | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.753 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7202 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7159 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6962 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7183 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7848 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8544 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.854 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8807 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.894 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9559 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8931 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9263 | +3.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.9263 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.9263 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7731 | 0.7356 | 0.8742 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7014 | 0.6369 | 0.7543 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.855 | 0.6962 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9263 | 0.9263 | 0.9263 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 11 Afghanistan 0.9736 compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 0.954 compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9465 compare
- 15 Armenia 0.9247 compare
- 16 Bulgaria 0.9061 compare
- 17 Mauritius 0.9031 compare
More public sector data for Italy
- Arms imports 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -10.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 643.98 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 37.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy was 0.9263 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2017.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6369 in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Italy ranks 14th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.