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Economy & public finances

Italy · 37 indicators

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Italy — GDP Growth

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Change in real GDP from one period to the next; positive means the economy grows, negative that it shrinks.
1%
Q2 2026
Frequency
Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica· Data Q2 2026
Upd. 10/2026
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Italy — Government borrowing rate

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Yield at which the market lends to the State, by borrowing horizon: government bonds from 1 to 10 years, depending on the official series available for each country (daily quotes or monthly averages), with the euro-area overnight rate (€STR, ECB) as a reference. The lower it is, the cheaper the debt is to finance.· Italy — ECB long-term interest rate for convergence purposes (Maastricht criterion), compiled by the Banca d'Italia: monthly average secondary-market yield of 10-year government bonds (BTP). It is the only official Italian State rate released as open data; it is monthly.· 1 day: €STR, the rate at which euro-area banks borrow unsecured overnight (ECB). Not a State borrowing rate, but the benchmark for very short rates.· 1 week, 1, 3 and 6 months, 1 and 5 years, and the daily view: not available for Italy. The Banca d'Italia's daily BTP yields are not released as open data, and the Treasury's (MEF) issue yields are monthly and published irregularly.· Weekly, monthly, annual: average of the period's daily quotes; the running period is dashed and is never the value shown.· 1 day : BCE — EST.B.EU000A2X2A25.WT (since Oct 1, 2019)· 10 years : BCE — IRS.M.IT.L.L40.CI.0000.EUR.N.Z (since Nov 1, 2004)
4.36%
Horizon
Sep 2026
Frequency
Source: BCE· Data Nov 3, 2026Source type : Official
Secondary market, monthly averages
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Italy — GDP

Gross domestic product at current prices, expressed in billions of US dollars (market exchange rate). The standard cross-country measure of "size of the economy" in a common currency.
2,423USD bn
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Public debt

Total government debt as a share of GDP; the lower the ratio, the more sustainable the debt.
137.3% GDP
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Budget Balance / GDP

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
-3.1% GDP
2025
Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026
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Italy — Public spending

Total government spending relative to GDP; gauges the weight of the state in the economy.
50.4% GDP
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Public budget by function

% of total public expenditure

  • Social protection
    42.2%
  • General services
    15.4%
  • Health
    13.2%
  • Economic affairs
    10.1%
  • Education
    8.0%
Source: Eurostat · COFOG· Data 2024
 
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Italy — GDP per capita

National output (GDP) divided by population; a rough proxy for average living standards. Shown in the source's unit: euros (Eurostat, Destatis), international dollars at purchasing-power parity (IMF) or US dollars (BEA, World Bank).
37.3KEUR
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Hourly labour cost

Average compensation of employees per hour worked — the level used in EU cost-competitiveness comparisons.
26.1EUR/hour
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Labour productivity per hour

Real labour productivity per hour worked (index 2015=100) — long-run growth driver.
99.36index
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Consumer confidence

Monthly consumer confidence indicator — standard sentiment headline, pairs with the existing business climate.
-16.3balance
2025
Frequency
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 01/2026
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Italy — Industrial confidence

Monthly industrial confidence indicator (SA) — sentiment in the producing sector.
-7.52balance
2025
Frequency
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 01/2026
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Italy — Mandatory levies

Taxes and social contributions collected, as % of GDP; measures the overall tax burden.
42.5% GDP
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Direct taxes — % GDP

Direct taxes (income, wealth, D5) as % of GDP — political-economy headline within total levies.
15.6% GDP
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Indirect taxes — % GDP

Indirect taxes on products & production (D2) as % of GDP — VAT + excise headline.
14.1% GDP
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Industrial production

Index of the volume produced by industry (factories, energy); tracks industrial activity month by month, base 100 at a reference year.
94.1index
Q2 2026
Frequency
Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica· Data Q2 2026
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Italy — Current account balance

Balance of current transactions with abroad (goods, services, income), as % of GDP; positive means the country lends to the world.
0.9% GDP
2025
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025
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Italy — Real GDP per capita

Chain-linked-volume GDP per capita (base 2020) — the real-terms version of GDP per head.
32,880EUR/capita
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Real disposable income per capita

Quarterly real gross disposable income of households per capita (index 2010=100).
100index
2024
Frequency
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Household saving rate

Gross saving rate of households — share of disposable income not consumed.
11.9%
2024
Frequency
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — NFC investment rate

Gross investment rate of non-financial corporations (P51G / B1G) — supply-side health check.
22.2%
2024
Frequency
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — R&D intensity

Total R&D expenditure as % of GDP — knowledge-economy headline; 3% Lisbon reference target.
1.4% GDP
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Social contributions — % GDP

Social contributions (D61) as % of GDP — third pillar of France's high fiscal pressure.
12.7% GDP
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — 10-year sovereign bond yield

Monthly average yield on the 10-year EMU convergence benchmark bond — sovereign borrowing-cost barometer.
3.59%/yr
2025
Frequency
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 01/2026
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Italy — Business birth rate

Employment-weighted enterprise birth rate (NACE B-S excl. holding cos) — entrepreneurship dynamic.
1.3%
2023
Source: Eurostat· Data 2023
Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — International reserves

Total reserve assets held by the central bank (gold, FX, SDRs, IMF position). Signals the country's ability to meet external obligations.
290,520M USD
2024
Frequency
Source: IMF· Data 2024
Upd. 08/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Social protection

Pensions, unemployment, family, sickness, social exclusion benefits (share of total public expenditure — typically the largest line item).
42.2%
of total public expenditure · 2024
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2024
Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Health

Public hospitals, outpatient care, pharmaceuticals, public health (share of total public expenditure — distinct concept from total health expenditure % GDP which includes private spending).
13.2%
of total public expenditure · 2024
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2024
Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Education

Primary, secondary, tertiary education, research and training (share of total public expenditure — distinct concept from education spending % GDP).
8%
of total public expenditure · 2024
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2024
Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — General services

Operating costs of government bodies, legislative organs, external aid, and public debt servicing (share of total public expenditure).
15.4%
of total public expenditure · 2024
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2024
Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Defense

Military and civil defense expenditure (share of total public expenditure, Eurostat COFOG source — distinct concept from SIPRI % GDP).
2.6%
of total public expenditure · 2024
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2024
Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Public order & safety

Police, courts, prisons, and fire services (share of total public expenditure).
3.5%
of total public expenditure · 2024
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2024
Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Economic affairs

Sectoral subsidies, transport, energy, communications, economic R&D (share of total public expenditure).
10.1%
of total public expenditure · 2024
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2024
Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Environmental protection

Waste management, water, biodiversity, pollution control (share of total public expenditure).
1.8%
of total public expenditure · 2024
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2024
Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Housing & community amenities

Social housing, urban planning, water supply, street lighting (share of total public expenditure).
1.5%
of total public expenditure · 2024
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2024
Upd. 07/2026
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Italy — Recreation, culture & religion

Sport, culture, public media, support for religion (share of total public expenditure).
1.7%
of total public expenditure · 2024
Source: CEPREMAP· Data 2024
Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Italy — Public debt (amount)

Outstanding consolidated gross debt of general government (central and local government, social security), in current national currency. Complements public debt as % of GDP: the amount measures what is owed, the ratio its sustainability.
3.2TEUR
Q2 2026
Frequency
Source: Eurostat· Data Q2 2026
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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