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Health share of government spending — Italy

Health share of government spending in Italy in 2023 — 11.44%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.39 pp.

2023 11.44% −0.45 pp vs 2022
World rank 83of 192
Period maximum 13.99%2010
Period minimum 11.44%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Italy, 2000–2023111213142000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 11.82%2001: 12.21%2002: 12.63%2003: 12.52%2004: 13.29%2005: 13.68%2006: 13.73%2007: 13.47%2008: 13.83%2009: 13.67%2010: 13.99%2011: 13.71%2012: 13.13%2013: 12.98%2014: 13.09%2015: 13.03%2016: 13.16%2017: 13.06%2018: 13.14%2019: 13.03%2020: 12.77%2021: 12.35%2022: 11.89%2023: 11.44%
Change over the period: −0.39 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 11.44%
World computed 10.81%
Europe & Central Asia 14.51%
Southern Europe computed 14.3%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.44 −0.45 pp
2022 11.89 −0.46 pp
2021 12.35 −0.43 pp
2020 12.77 −0.26 pp
2019 13.03 −0.11 pp
2018 13.14 +0.08 pp
2017 13.06 −0.1 pp
2016 13.16 +0.13 pp
2015 13.03 −0.06 pp
2014 13.09 +0.11 pp
2013 12.98 −0.15 pp
2012 13.13 −0.58 pp
2011 13.71 −0.28 pp
2010 13.99 +0.32 pp
2009 13.67 −0.16 pp
2008 13.83 +0.36 pp
2007 13.47 −0.26 pp
2006 13.73 +0.05 pp
2005 13.68 +0.39 pp
2004 13.29 +0.77 pp
2003 12.52 −0.11 pp
2002 12.63 +0.43 pp
2001 12.21 +0.39 pp
2000 11.82 —

Southern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SM San Marino 26.2 ME Montenegro 16.6 MT Malta 15.91 AD Andorra 15.19 ES Spain 14.85 SI Slovenia 14.63 PT Portugal 14.56 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.42 RS Serbia 12.97 HR Croatia 12.84 AL Albania 12.28 MK North Macedonia 12.05 MC Monaco 11.93 IT Italy 11.44 GR Greece 8.58
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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