Italy (2025)
18.3
% of GDP (current prices)
+0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Italy Government Consumption (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP (current prices) YoY Change
2025 18.3 +0.2pp
2024 18.1 +0.2pp
2023 17.9 -0.9pp
2022 18.8 -0.8pp
2021 19.6 -1.1pp
2020 20.7 +2pp
2019 18.7 -0.2pp
2018 18.9 -0.1pp
2017 19 -0.1pp
2016 19.1 -0.1pp
2015 19.2 -0.4pp
2014 19.6 -0.3pp
2013 19.9 unchanged
2012 19.9 unchanged
2011 19.9 -0.8pp
2010 20.7 -0.1pp
2009 20.8 +1.1pp
2008 19.7 +0.6pp
2007 19.1 -0.5pp
2006 19.6 -0.1pp

About this Dataset

Italy recorded 18.3 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025. The latest change was +0.2pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 17.8 in 2000 to 20.8 in 2009.

This page tracks government final consumption expenditure 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 government final consumption expenditure 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 20.8 % of GDP (current prices) in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 17.8 in 2000. The latest reading of 18.3 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp.