Italy — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Italy, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Italy was 8.44% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 9.56% in 2020. The lowest was 7.55% in 2000 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.47% per year.
Italy ranks 52 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 28%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Italy sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 5%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 20 of 51 economies; Greece (8.39%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 11% in 2020. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 148 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 35th of 184 in 2000 → 35th of 188 in 2010 → 41st of 189 in 2020 → 16th of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 8.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 8.85% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 9.28% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 9.56% | +0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 8.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 8.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 8.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 8.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 8.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 8.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 8.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 8.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 8.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 8.91% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 8.31% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 8.14% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 7.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 7.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 7.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 7.55% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Italy’s Health spending in 2001?
7.71% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Italy’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +11.9% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 8.44%; 2023: 8.41%; 2022: 8.85%; 2021: 9.28%; 2020: 9.56%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.