Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy
Italy: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.3968 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy stood at 0.3968. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy peaked at 0.3968 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2247, in 2008.
That places Italy 38th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3784 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2676 | -29.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2559 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.236 | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2503 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2575 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2485 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.264 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2258 | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2617 | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2517 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2534 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2516 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2247 | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2491 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2905 | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2868 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2939 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3111 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3303 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3285 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.33 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3092 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3038 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3136 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3968 | +26.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.3968 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.3968 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2776 | 0.236 | 0.3784 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2488 | 0.2247 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3098 | 0.2868 | 0.3303 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3968 | 0.3968 | 0.3968 | 1 |
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 protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Italy was 0.3968 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3968 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2247 in 2008.
- How does Italy rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Italy ranks 38th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 protection, 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.