Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy

Italy: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 0.895 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.895 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
55th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.895 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.3077 GPIA
in 2003
Years of data
17
2002–2023

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy, 2002–2023

0.40.60.82002201220232002: 0.326 GPIA2003: 0.308 GPIA2005: 0.358 GPIA2006: 0.443 GPIA2007: 0.471 GPIA2008: 0.494 GPIA2009: 0.49 GPIA2010: 0.521 GPIA2011: 0.569 GPIA2012: 0.582 GPIA2013: 0.646 GPIA2014: 0.698 GPIA2015: 0.689 GPIA2016: 0.712 GPIA2020: 0.83 GPIA2022: 0.884 GPIA2023: 0.895 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy is 0.895 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy peaked at 0.895 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3077 GPIA, in 2003.

That places Italy 55th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Italy, 2002 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
2002 0.3261 GPIA
2003 0.3077 GPIA -5.6%
2005 0.3585 GPIA +16.5%
2006 0.4429 GPIA +23.5%
2007 0.4706 GPIA +6.3%
2008 0.4941 GPIA +5.0%
2009 0.4902 GPIA -0.8%
2010 0.5207 GPIA +6.2%
2011 0.5692 GPIA +9.3%
2012 0.5821 GPIA +2.3%
2013 0.646 GPIA +11.0%
2014 0.6977 GPIA +8.0%
2015 0.6893 GPIA -1.2%
2016 0.7117 GPIA +3.2%
2020 0.8298 GPIA +16.6%
2022 0.8842 GPIA +6.6%
2023 0.895 GPIA +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4129 GPIA 0.3077 GPIA 0.4941 GPIA 7
2010s 0.631 GPIA 0.5207 GPIA 0.7117 GPIA 7
2020s 0.8697 GPIA 0.8298 GPIA 0.895 GPIA 3

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 52 Greece 0.9369 GPIA compare
  2. 53 Colombia 0.9102 GPIA compare
  3. 54 Croatia 0.8966 GPIA compare
  4. 56 Peru 0.8832 GPIA compare
  5. 57 Mexico 0.8825 GPIA compare
  6. 58 Azerbaijan 0.864 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy?
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Italy was 0.895 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.895 GPIA in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3077 GPIA in 2003.
How does Italy rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
Italy ranks 55th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
59 places, 790 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release