Guyana vs Italy: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Guyana
7.2%
in 2025
Italy
7.4%
in 2022
Guyana rank
159th
Italy rank
157th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Guyana
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 7.4% against 7.2% in Guyana, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 159th and Italy ranks 157th of 170 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 9.3% | 4.6% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 8.2% | 7.2% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Guyana or Italy?
- Italy, at 7.4% against 7.2% in Guyana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Guyana and Italy?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Italy?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do Guyana and Italy rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Guyana ranks 159th and Italy ranks 157th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.