This document provides an overview of government performance indicators across OECD countries, including Italy, in areas such as public finances, employment, governance, and services. Key findings for Italy include a government debt level that represented 119.9% of GDP in 2011, the second highest in the OECD. Public procurement accounted for 21.2% of total government expenditures in 2011, the second lowest share. Italy ranks among the top third of countries in the OECD index on asset disclosure across government. Satisfaction and confidence in public services varies, with higher ratings for health care and education and lower for judicial system and local police.

1. Government at a Glance 2013
Country Fact Sheet
Strategic Governance
Women in Government
Public Finance & Economics
Public Procurement
Budget Practices & Procedures
Open and Inclusive Government
Public Employment & Pay
Serving Citizens
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Country value in blue
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Range of OECD country
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Trust in government
Fiscal sustainability
Public sector efficiency
Impact of the tax system and grants on
reducing income inequality% of citizens who have confidence in their national government (2007 & 2012)
Education: performance in PISA reading scores and expenditure
per student (aged 6 to 15) in USD PPP (2009)
Source: Gallup World Poll
Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2012
Source: OECD Income Distribution Database
Source: OECD Economic Outlook No. 93 (May 2013)
Total consolidation requirements between 2012 and 2030 in
order to reduce government debt to 60% of GDP
Differences in income inequality before and after tax and
government transfers (2010)
Strategic Governance
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
Gini Coefficient Gini Coefficient
Higher
inequality
Higher
inequality
Lower
inequality
Lower
inequality
Before After Before After
OECD
0.47
0.31
taxes and transfers
0.32
0.50
taxes and transfers
Italy
0
5
10
15
% of potential GDP
3.0%
OECD
1.8%
Italy
Expenditure per student aged 6 to 15 (USD PPP)
PISA Reading Score
0 50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000
400
450
500
550
Higher
score
Lower
score
OECD
PISA
Reading
Expenditure
495 USD 83 500
486 USD 89 000
Note: Expenditure data for Italy refer to public institutions only.
Italy
Italy
With a score of 69, Italy ranks among the top
third of countries in the OECD index on asset
disclosure across all branches of government.
Italy’s government debt represented 119.9%
of GDP in 2011, the second highest level
within the OECD.
Public procurement in Italy accounted for
21.2% of total government expenditures
in 2011, the second lowest share across the
OECD.
Percentage point
change 2007-20120 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
%
45
40
2007
2012
-5
OECD
-2
2007
2012 28
30
Italy
Italy

2. Public Finance and Economics
Structure of government expenditures (2011)
% of total government expenditure
Government revenues
(2011)
Government expenditures
(2011)
Fiscal balance
(2011)
Government debt
(2011)
% of GDP % of GDP % of GDP % of GDP
Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts
Source: OECD National Accounts
Budget Practices and Procedures
Fiscal rules:Types and legal foundation (2012) Use of performance budgeting practices
at the central level of government (2011)
Index
Source: OECD 2012 Survey on Budget Practices and Procedures Source: OECD 2011 Survey on Performance Budgeting
20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
OECD
41.9%
46.2%
Italy
20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
OECD
45.4%
49.9%
Italy
OECD
-15% -10% 0%-5% +5% +10% +15%
-3.5%
-3.7%
Italy
0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250%
OECD
79% 100%
0%
120%
Italy
100%
0%
Social
protection
HealthEducation
General
public services
Economic
affairs
Public order
and safety
Defence Other
35.6%
5.9%
3.9%
3.6%
14.5%12.5%
13.6%
10.5%
OECD
4.4%
Other
3.0%
Defence
4.0%
Public order
and safety
7.1%
Economic
affairs
17.3%
General
public services
8.5%
Education 14.7%
Health
41.0%
Social
protection
Italy
In how many countries
do these types of rules exist?
If yes, what is the
legal foundation?
Do these types
of rules exist?
Expenditure
rule(s)
Revenue
rule(s)
Budget balance
rule(s)
Debt
rule(s)
Legal foundations:
Constitution
International
Treaty
Primary and/or
Secondary Legislation
Internal
Rules/Policy
Political
Commitment
C IT L R PC
21
5
28
23
OECD
ITITYES
ITITCYES
NO
NO
Italy
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.38
OECD
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
0.27
Italy
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7

3. Public Employment and Pay
Employment in general government (2011)
% of labour force
Annual compensation across central government positions (2011)
Source: OECD 2012 Survey on Compensation of Employees in Centrtall/Federal Governments
Source: International Labour Organisation Database & OECD Labour Force Statistics
2011 USD PPP
Women in Government
Share of women in general government (2010) Share of ministers who are women (2012)
Source: International Labour Organisation Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union Parline Database
% of general government employment % of ministers
Public Procurement
Procurement expenditure (2011) Use of innovative procurement tools in central government (2012)
% of government expenditures functionalities in e-procurement systems
Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD 2012 Survey on Public Procurement
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
OECD
29.0%21.2%
Italy
Procurement plans
are published
Yes, in national central e-procurement systems Yes,in e-procurement systems of specific procuring entities No
Tenders
are announced
Bids can be
submitted
electronically
Invoices can be
submitted
electronically
20
8
10
32
7
0
16
13
6
8
10
15OECD
Italy
56.8%
OECD
50%
0%
100%
Note: Data for Italy are not available.
Italy
24.9%
OECD
50%
0%
100%
16.7%
Italy
50%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
15.5%
OECD
13.7%
Note: Data for Italy are expressed in full-time equivalents (FTEs).
Italy
232 000126 00089 00050 000
OECDOECDOECDOECD
Middle managers
(D3 positions)
Senior managers
(D1 positions)
Senior professionalsSecretaries
(general office clerks)
2011 USD PPP
0
100 000
200 000
300 000
400 000
500 000
600 000
700 000
Note: In Italy, a law in in 2011 limits the level of compensation for senior managers from 2012 onwards to a maximum of USD 370 000 PPP.
650 000176 00069 00056 000
ItalyItalyItalyItaly

4. Open and Inclusive Government
Asset disclosure: Level of disclosure of private interests
and public availability of information (2012)
Source: OECD 2012 Survey on Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Serving Citizens: quality of public services
out of pocket expenditure as a % of final household consumption
Access to medical care (2011) Citizen take-up of e-government services (2012)
% of individuals using the internet to interact with public authorities
Satisfaction and confidence across public services (2012)
% of citizens expressing confidence/satisfaction
Source: OECD Health Statistics 2013 Source: Eurostat and OECD
Source: World Gallup Poll
Government at a Glance 2013
With a focus on public administration, OECD Government at a Glance 2013 provides readers with a dashboard of key indicators assembled with the
goal of contributing to the analysis and international comparison of public sector performance across OECD countries. Indicators on public finances
and employment are provided alongside composite indexes summarising aspects of public management policies, and indicators on service quality
in education, health, taxation and justice. Government at a Glance 2013 also includes indicators on key governance and public management
issues, such as strategice governance, budgeting, compensation in the public service, public procurement and open government.
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50%
OECD
100%
0%
25%
50%
75%
19%
Italy
40%
66%71%
51% 72%
National government
Judicial system Local police
Health care Education system
OECD range
OECD
28%
62%55%
38% 76%20
40
60
80
100
Italy
2.9%
OECD0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5%
2.7%
Italy
100
75
50
25
0
51
OECD
69
Italy
Low level Middle level High level
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100