Germany vs Italy: Public social spending as share of GDP

Germany

27.9%

in 2024

Italy

27.6%

in 2024

Germany rank

5th

Italy rank

6th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Germany currently reports 27.9% against 27.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 5th and Italy ranks 6th of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.