Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy
Italy: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 7.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Italy recorded 7.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy peaked at 9.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2022.
That places Italy 157th out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
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 7.4% in 2022, 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 9.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Italy ranks 157th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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