Housing Costs (As % of Household Income) in Italy

Housing costs as a percentage of household income reached 21.0 % in 2000 in Italy, according to the National Statistical Office. This is the same as in the previous year.

Historically, housing costs as a percentage of household income in Italy reached an all time high of 21.0 % in 1994 and an all time low of 20.0 % in 1995. When compared to Italy's main peers, housing costs as a percentage of household income in Austria amounted to 16.0 % and 24.0 % in France in 2000.

Italy has been ranked 8th within the group of 16 countries we follow in terms of housing costs as a percentage of household income.

The indicator shows how much a household spends on housing as a proportion of their total disposable income, which is often taken as an indicator of the affordability of housing.