Italy Compensation of Employees (% of GDP) (2025)
Italy's Compensation of Employees (% of GDP): 39.9 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025, +0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (NAMA_10_GDP), 2000–2025.
Italy (2025)
39.9
% of GDP (current prices)
+0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP (current prices) | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.9 | +0.5pp |
| 2024 | 39.4 | +1pp |
| 2023 | 38.4 | -0.8pp |
| 2022 | 39.2 | -0.9pp |
| 2021 | 40.1 | -0.5pp |
| 2020 | 40.6 | +0.7pp |
| 2019 | 39.9 | +0.3pp |
| 2018 | 39.6 | +0.5pp |
| 2017 | 39.1 | +0.1pp |
| 2016 | 39 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 39 | +0.1pp |
| 2014 | 38.9 | -0.2pp |
| 2013 | 39.1 | -0.1pp |
| 2012 | 39.2 | unchanged |
| 2011 | 39.2 | -0.4pp |
| 2010 | 39.6 | -0.3pp |
| 2009 | 39.9 | +1.2pp |
| 2008 | 38.7 | +0.8pp |
| 2007 | 37.9 | -0.1pp |
| 2006 | 38 | +0.2pp |
About this Dataset
Italy recorded 39.9 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025. The latest change was +0.5pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 36.7 in 2000 to 40.6 in 2020.
This page tracks compensation of employees (wages, salaries, and social contributions) as a share of GDP in Italy from 2000 to present.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks compensation of employees (wages, salaries, and social contributions) as a share of GDP in Italy from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).
The series peaked at 40.6 % of GDP (current prices) in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 36.7 in 2000. The latest reading of 39.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.5pp.