{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"it-government-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-government-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-government-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Italy Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Italy's Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP): 6.2 % of GDP in 2025, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (HLTH_SHA11_HF), 2012–2025.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Italy","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Italy","temporal_coverage":"2012/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Italy Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HLTH_SHA11_HF/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2012–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"14"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Italy"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Italy (2025)","value":"6.2","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"14","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Italy Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":14,"observations":[{"period":"2012","value":6.61},{"period":"2013","value":6.59},{"period":"2014","value":6.62},{"period":"2015","value":6.53},{"period":"2016","value":6.43},{"period":"2017","value":6.36},{"period":"2018","value":6.34},{"period":"2019","value":6.3},{"period":"2020","value":7.24},{"period":"2021","value":6.9},{"period":"2022","value":6.51},{"period":"2023","value":6.09},{"period":"2024","value":6.21},{"period":"2025","value":6.22}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"6.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"6.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"6.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"6.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"6.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"6.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"6.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"6.6","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks government and compulsory prepaid health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in Italy from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2012–2025 (14 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 7.2 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6.1 in 2023. The latest reading of 6.2 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}