IT · 2017 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Italy, 2017
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
28.7
Italy, 2017
▼ 0.9% vs 2016 (29.0)
Analysis
In 2017, Italy's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 0.9% compared to 2016, reaching 28.7.
Italy accounts for 103.0% of the EU-27 total of 27.9.
Italy ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.1% (from 28.7 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
103.0%
EU-27: 27.9
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098