The overall contribution made by the third sector should not be underestimated: a recent study estimated the total number of employees in this sector to be 750,000 (in 1998, 3.5 per cent of all employed persons, and 5.1 per cent of those employed in services) and turnover to be around 75,000 billion lire, or 2.7 per cent of GDP, again in 1998.
- El total de donaciones para iniciativas de utilidad social y organizaciones de voluntarios se estima en 2 billones de liras