Health spending share of GDP in Italy
Current health spending in Italy was equal to 8.4% of GDP in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Italy, 2025
8.4%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
10.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
9.6%
Health spending share of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.4%p (provisional) | – |
| 2024 | 8.5% | 10.2% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | 9.9% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | 10.3% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | 10.8% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | 9.8% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | 9.8% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | 9.8% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | 9.9% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | 9.9% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | 9.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | – |
| 2012 | 8.8% | – |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 8.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.9%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Health spending share of GDP
8.4%
2024 · World Bank
Hospital beds
312 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth
83.7 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
575 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.6%
2025 · Eurostat