Defense spending as share of GDP in Italy 2008-2021
Between 2008 and 2019, the expenditure on defense as share of the GDP in Italy slightly decreased. In 2008, this figure amounted to 0.96 percent, whereas in 2019 the expenditure on defense equaled to 0.79 percent of Italy's gross domestic product. In 2020 and 2021, it experienced an increase up to 0.97 percent in 2021.
