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Economy & public finances

Italy — Budget Balance / GDP

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
-3.4% GDP
2024
+3.8 ptsvs 2023
min −9.4 2020max −1.3 2007
% GDP
Range
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026
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Budget balance (Italy): -3.4 % GDP in 2024, the latest available value.

30 observations from 1995 to 2024. Source: Eurostat.

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.

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Budget balance — Italy
PeriodValue
2024-3.4 % GDP
2023-7.2 % GDP
2022-8.1 % GDP
2021-8.9 % GDP
2020-9.4 % GDP
2019-1.5 % GDP
2018-2.2 % GDP
2017-2.5 % GDP
2016-2.4 % GDP
2015-2.5 % GDP
2014-2.8 % GDP
2013-2.9 % GDP
2012-3 % GDP
2011-3.5 % GDP
2010-4.2 % GDP
2009-5.1 % GDP
2008-2.6 % GDP
2007-1.3 % GDP
2006-3.6 % GDP
2005-4.1 % GDP
2004-3.5 % GDP
2003-3.2 % GDP
2002-2.9 % GDP
2001-3.2 % GDP
2000-2.4 % GDP
1999-1.8 % GDP
1998-3 % GDP
1997-3 % GDP
1996-6.6 % GDP
1995-7.2 % GDP