Government spending on health in Italy

Government spending on health in Italy was equal to 6.6% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Government spending on health Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Italy, 2024 6.6% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.1percentage points 2023: 6.5%
European Union, 2024 7.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 6.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 16th of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending on health in Italy over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on health (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period ItalyEuropean Union
2024 6.6% 7.3%
2023 6.5% 7.2%
2022 6.9% 7.5%
2021 7.4% 8.0%
2020 7.8% 8.0%
2019 6.7% 7.0%
2018 6.7% 6.9%
2017 6.8% 6.9%
2016 6.8% 7.0%
2015 7.0% 7.0%
2014 7.0% 7.1%
2013 7.0% 7.1%
2012 7.1% 7.1%
2011 7.1% 7.1%
2010 7.4% 7.2%
2009 7.4% –
2008 7.0% –
2007 6.6% –
2006 6.8% –
2005 6.8% –
2004 6.5% –
2003 6.2% –
2002 6.2% –
2001 6.1% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 6.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 7.0%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A cofog99=GF07 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
1995 to 2024 for Italy
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat