Health spending share of GDP in Italy

Current health spending in Italy was equal to 8.4% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Italy, 2024 8.4% % of GDP
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 8.4%
European Union, 2024 10.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 9.4% Middle value of 15 countries

Health spending share of GDP in Italy over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period ItalyEuropean Union
2024 8.4% 10.5%
2023 8.4% 10.0%
2022 8.9% 10.3%
2021 9.3% 10.8%
2020 9.6% 10.8%
2019 8.6% 9.9%
2018 8.7% 9.8%
2017 8.7% 9.9%
2016 8.7% 9.9%
2015 8.8% 9.9%
2014 8.9% 10.0%
2013 8.8% 9.9%
2012 8.8% 9.9%
2011 8.7% 9.8%
2010 8.9% 9.8%
2009 8.9% 9.9%
2008 8.5% 9.2%
2007 8.1% 8.9%
2006 8.4% 9.0%
2005 8.3% 9.0%
2004 8.1% 9.0%
2003 7.8% 9.0%
2002 7.8% 8.8%
2001 7.7% 8.5%
2000 7.5% 8.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 8.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 8.9%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.5%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Italy
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database