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Health spending, share of GDP in Italy

Health spending, share of GDP in Italy was 8.4% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP8.4 Provisional
Change on 2024-0 pts
Rank15th of 22EU countries ranked
Series high9.62020
Series low6.61989

Health spending, share of GDP in Italy, 1988 to 2025

67891019881994200020062012201820251988: 6.6 % of GDP1989: 6.6 % of GDP1990: 7 % of GDP1991: 7.2 % of GDP1992: 7.1 % of GDP1993: 7 % of GDP1994: 6.9 % of GDP1995: 6.8 % of GDP1996: 6.9 % of GDP1997: 7.2 % of GDP1998: 7.2 % of GDP1999: 7.3 % of GDP2000: 7.5 % of GDP2001: 7.7 % of GDP2002: 7.8 % of GDP2003: 7.8 % of GDP2004: 8.1 % of GDP2005: 8.3 % of GDP2006: 8.4 % of GDP2007: 8.1 % of GDP2008: 8.5 % of GDP2009: 8.9 % of GDP2010: 8.9 % of GDP2011: 8.7 % of GDP2012: 8.8 % of GDP2013: 8.8 % of GDP2014: 8.9 % of GDP2015: 8.8 % of GDP2016: 8.7 % of GDP2017: 8.7 % of GDP2018: 8.7 % of GDP2019: 8.6 % of GDP2020: 9.6 % of GDP2021: 9.3 % of GDP2022: 8.9 % of GDP2023: 8.4 % of GDP2024: 8.5 % of GDP2025: 8.4 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: OECD, OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 38 values
Period% of GDP
20258.4 Provisional
20248.5
20238.4
20228.9
20219.3
20209.6
20198.6
20188.7
20178.7
20168.7
20158.8
20148.9
20138.8
20128.8 Series break
20118.7
20108.9
20098.9
20088.5
20078.1
20068.4
20058.3
20048.1
20037.8
20027.8
20017.7
20007.5
19997.3
19987.2
19977.2
19966.9
19956.8 Series break
19946.9
19937
19927.1
19917.2
19907
19896.6
19886.6

Rankings

Definition

Current expenditure on health from all financing schemes, public and private, as a percentage of GDP, under the System of Health Accounts 2011. Excludes capital investment in health facilities and equipment.

The latest year is often an OECD or national estimate and is revised when final accounts arrive.

How to cite

OECD. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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What is the health spending, share of GDP in Italy?

Health spending, share of GDP in Italy was 8.4% of GDP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 22 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, share of GDP (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest health spending, share of GDP in Italy?

9.6% of GDP in 2020, the highest value since 1988 in this series.

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