GDP growth in Italy
Italy: GDP growth was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Italy, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Italy is 0.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Italy peaked at 8.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -8.9%, in 2020.
Italy ranks 189th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 2.8% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | -2.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -0.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -5.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -3.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -8.9% | 8.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Italy
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Italy?
- Gdp growth in Italy was 0.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.9% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for gdp growth?
- Italy ranks 189th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.