Government spending on social protection in Italy
Government spending on social protection in Italy was equal to 21.3% of GDP in 2024.
Italy, 2024
21.3%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2024
19.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
17.1%
Position in 2024
4th of 30
Government spending on social protection in Italy over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.3% | 19.5% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | 19.1% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | 19.3% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | 20.2% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | 21.7% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | 19.2% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | 19.3% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | 19.6% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | 19.6% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | 19.8% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | 20.0% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | 19.7% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | 19.3% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | 19.7% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | – |
| 2008 | 17.9% | – |
| 2007 | 17.3% | – |
| 2006 | 17.2% | – |
| 2005 | 17.1% | – |
| 2004 | 17.1% | – |
| 2003 | 17.0% | – |
| 2002 | 16.2% | – |
| 2001 | 16.5% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 21.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 21.0%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.5%.