Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Italy

Italy: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.5848 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5848
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
53rd
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.6083
in 2016
All-time low
0.3781
in 2002
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Italy, 1995–2020

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.4911996: 0.5181997: 0.4671998: 0.5771999: 0.5572000: 0.4982001: 0.4412002: 0.3782003: 0.4222004: 0.4372005: 0.4342006: 0.4442007: 0.5012008: 0.4512009: 0.4722010: 0.4832011: 0.5192012: 0.5532013: 0.5662014: 0.5822015: 0.5632016: 0.6082017: 0.6022018: 0.5862019: 0.5822020: 0.585

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Italy stood at 0.5848.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Italy peaked at 0.6083 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3781, in 2002.

That places Italy 53rd out of 75 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.

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Italy, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.4908
1996 0.5183 +5.6%
1997 0.4671 -9.9%
1998 0.5771 +23.5%
1999 0.5568 -3.5%
2000 0.498 -10.6%
2001 0.4409 -11.5%
2002 0.3781 -14.3%
2003 0.4222 +11.7%
2004 0.4367 +3.4%
2005 0.4341 -0.6%
2006 0.4436 +2.2%
2007 0.5006 +12.8%
2008 0.451 -9.9%
2009 0.4722 +4.7%
2010 0.4827 +2.2%
2011 0.5188 +7.5%
2012 0.553 +6.6%
2013 0.5658 +2.3%
2014 0.5822 +2.9%
2015 0.5634 -3.2%
2016 0.6083 +8.0%
2017 0.6015 -1.1%
2018 0.5862 -2.5%
2019 0.5818 -0.7%
2020 0.5848 +0.5%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.5848 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 78% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 0.5848 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.522 0.4671 0.5771 5
2000s 0.4477 0.3781 0.5006 10
2010s 0.5644 0.4827 0.6083 10
2020s 0.5848 0.5848 0.5848 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 50 Israel 0.6885 compare
  2. 51 Czechia 0.6644 compare
  3. 52 Türkiye 0.6454 compare
  4. 54 South Africa 0.5844 compare
  5. 55 Georgia 0.5804 compare
  6. 56 Russian Federation 0.5786 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Italy?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Italy was 0.5848 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.6083 in 2016.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3781 in 2002.
How does Italy rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Italy ranks 53rd out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 Subsidies, payable, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
75 places, 1,429 data points, 1990–2020
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