DEC alternative conversion factor in Italy
Italy: DEC alternative conversion factor was 0.885 LCU per US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
DEC alternative conversion factor in Italy, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$.
Analysis
In 2025, dec alternative conversion factor in Italy stood at 0.885 LCU per US$.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dec alternative conversion factor in Italy peaked at 1.12 LCU per US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3011 LCU per US$, in 1973.
That places Italy 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3227 LCU per US$ | 0.3223 LCU per US$ | 0.3228 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3672 LCU per US$ | 0.3011 LCU per US$ | 0.4557 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7226 LCU per US$ | 0.4423 LCU per US$ | 0.9861 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7894 LCU per US$ | 0.6188 LCU per US$ | 0.9383 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8672 LCU per US$ | 0.6799 LCU per US$ | 1.12 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8187 LCU per US$ | 0.7184 LCU per US$ | 0.9034 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9007 LCU per US$ | 0.8455 LCU per US$ | 0.9496 LCU per US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 178 Bulgaria 0.8871 LCU per US$ compare
- 179 Saint Martin (French part) 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Andorra 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Austria 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Belgium 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Croatia 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Cyprus 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Estonia 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Finland 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 France 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Germany 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Greece 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Ireland 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Latvia 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Lithuania 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Luxembourg 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Malta 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Monaco 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Montenegro 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Netherlands 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Portugal 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 San Marino 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Slovakia 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Slovenia 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
- 180 Spain 0.885 LCU per US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -19.53 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -22.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 243.42 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 275.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 2.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 2.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 38,371 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 42,080 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 2.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 2.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dec alternative conversion factor in Italy?
- Dec alternative conversion factor in Italy was 0.885 LCU per US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 LCU per US$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3011 LCU per US$ in 1973.
- How does Italy rank for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Italy ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is dec alternative conversion factor rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.