IT · 2018 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Italy, 2018
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
28.7
Italy, 2018
▼ 0.1% vs 2017 (28.7)
Analysis
In 2018, Italy's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 0.1% compared to 2017, reaching 28.7.
Italy accounts for 103.8% of the EU-27 total of 27.7.
Italy ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.8% (from 29.3 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
103.8%
EU-27: 27.7
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098