Over the period from 2005 to 2020, health expenditure as share of GDP in Italy fluctuated between 8.1 percent and 9.7 percent. More specifically, it increased between 2005 and 2009, before gradually decreasing. In 2020, the total healthcare expenditure (public, private, and out-of-pocket) peaked at 9.7 percent of the country's gross domestic product, also as a result of the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
European framework
The Italian share was slightly over the European average, which was equal to 8.8 percent in 2018. However, some of the major European economies such as France and Germany, addressed a much higher share of the GDP to healthcare. As a matter of fact, in 2019, France and Germany spent 11.1 and 11.7 percent of their GDP on health respectively.
Private healthcare spending
In the last few years, conversely with the decrease of public healthcare resources, the private spending on health increased. The private health expenditure peaked in 2019 at 40 billion euros . Specialist examinations and dental checks were the most burdening headings for Italians in terms of private healthcare costs.
Total health expenditure as share of GDP in Italy from 2005 to 2020
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OECD. (September 8, 2021). Total health expenditure as share of GDP in Italy from 2005 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/788691/share-of-gdp-on-health-expenditure-in-italy/
OECD. "Total health expenditure as share of GDP in Italy from 2005 to 2020." Chart. September 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788691/share-of-gdp-on-health-expenditure-in-italy/
OECD. (2021). Total health expenditure as share of GDP in Italy from 2005 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788691/share-of-gdp-on-health-expenditure-in-italy/
OECD. "Total Health Expenditure as Share of Gdp in Italy from 2005 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788691/share-of-gdp-on-health-expenditure-in-italy/
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