Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy
Italy: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 58.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy stood at 58.7%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy peaked at 65.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2001.
Italy ranks 35th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.0% | — |
| 2001 | 57.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7% | 57.4% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 62.1% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 58.7% | 65.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More infrastructure data for Italy
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.30 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3444 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.30 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy was 58.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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