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Italy - Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.14

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 193 economies tracked

Latest value

6.14 (2023)

Global rank

##34 of 193 economies

Share of global total

0.9%

Growth since 2000

1.12×

Ranking Race — Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#43200020052010201520202024#22#342018 overtook Netherlands2020 overtook Spain
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. Italy climbed from #22 to #34 (overtook Netherlands). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Italy ↓

Key Events — Italy

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Sovereign debt crisis curated

Bond yields spike; Berlusconi resigns amid crisis management.

2018
Overtook Netherlands in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Spain in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 shock curated

One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.

Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2000200520102015202020235.486.076.667.25

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