Healthcare
Italy — Healthcare: Average Costs
Eurostat shows Italy spending EUR 3159 per person on health in 2024 (8.46% of GDP), with households paying 22.98% out of pocket.
VerifiedGovernment / official sourceEurostat – Health care expenditure by financing scheme (hlth_sha11_hf), 2024Last reviewed: 2026-10-26
Key facts
- Eurostat: current health expenditure in Italy was EUR 3159 per inhabitant in 2024, equal to 8.46% of GDP.
- Households' out-of-pocket payments averaged EUR 726 per inhabitant in 2024.
- Out-of-pocket payments made up 22.98% of total health spending in 2024; the rest is financed by government schemes, compulsory insurance and voluntary insurance.
- These are national averages across all residents and indicate how much care is paid directly by patients, not price lists for specific treatments.