Social benefits, Transactions in Italy
Italy: Social benefits, Transactions was 512.18 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Social benefits, Transactions in Italy, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, transactions in Italy is 512.18 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, transactions in Italy peaked at 512.18 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 214.47 billion, in 1999.
That places Italy 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Social benefits, Transactions in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 214.47 billion | — |
| 2000 | 223.66 billion | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 235.19 billion | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 248.43 billion | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 259.63 billion | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 273.01 billion | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 282.96 billion | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 293.91 billion | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 306.84 billion | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 320.56 billion | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 337.20 billion | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 345.08 billion | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 349.25 billion | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 355.02 billion | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 363.34 billion | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 371.32 billion | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 376.76 billion | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 380.70 billion | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 386.65 billion | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 394.70 billion | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 407.10 billion | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 445.46 billion | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 445.40 billion | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 457.64 billion | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 478.46 billion | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 496.90 billion | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 512.18 billion | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 214.47 billion | 214.47 billion | 214.47 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 278.14 billion | 223.66 billion | 337.20 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 372.99 billion | 345.08 billion | 407.10 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 472.67 billion | 445.40 billion | 512.18 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 social benefits, transactions in Italy?
- Social benefits, transactions in Italy was 512.18 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, transactions recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 512.18 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest social benefits, transactions recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.47 billion in 1999.
- How does Italy rank for social benefits, transactions?
- Italy ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is social benefits, transactions rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.