Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Italy
Italy: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.6103 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Italy, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Italy stood at 0.6103 National currency per US dollar.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Italy peaked at 0.8551 National currency per US dollar in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1617 National currency per US dollar, in 1960.
That places Italy 47th out of 53 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.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Italy, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1617 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 0.1646 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1702 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.182 National currency per US dollar | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1904 National currency per US dollar | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.193 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1906 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1904 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1848 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1828 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1873 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.191 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1934 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2067 National currency per US dollar | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2281 National currency per US dollar | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2442 National currency per US dollar | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2718 National currency per US dollar | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3032 National currency per US dollar | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3228 National currency per US dollar | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3441 National currency per US dollar | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3813 National currency per US dollar | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4138 National currency per US dollar | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4581 National currency per US dollar | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5074 National currency per US dollar | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5424 National currency per US dollar | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.574 National currency per US dollar | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6048 National currency per US dollar | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6256 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6445 National currency per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6586 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6915 National currency per US dollar | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7196 National currency per US dollar | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7342 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7451 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7554 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7763 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7977 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8042 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7998 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8064 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8051 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8164 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8235 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8335 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.852 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8551 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.823 National currency per US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8092 National currency per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7837 National currency per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7709 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7733 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7587 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7477 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7373 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7396 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7387 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7005 National currency per US dollar | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6899 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6812 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6473 National currency per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6323 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6254 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5913 National currency per US dollar | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6019 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5996 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6103 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1811 National currency per US dollar | 0.1617 National currency per US dollar | 0.193 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2493 National currency per US dollar | 0.1873 National currency per US dollar | 0.3441 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.541 National currency per US dollar | 0.3813 National currency per US dollar | 0.6586 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.763 National currency per US dollar | 0.6915 National currency per US dollar | 0.8064 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8172 National currency per US dollar | 0.7709 National currency per US dollar | 0.8551 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7214 National currency per US dollar | 0.6473 National currency per US dollar | 0.7733 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6101 National currency per US dollar | 0.5913 National currency per US dollar | 0.6323 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 44 Germany 0.71 National currency per US dollar compare
- 45 France 0.6776 National currency per US dollar compare
- 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6771 National currency per US dollar compare
- 48 Malta 0.5945 National currency per US dollar compare
- 49 Cyprus 0.5798 National currency per US dollar compare
- 50 Spain 0.571 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,434 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9807 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 42,472 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8679 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 37,587 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Italy?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Italy was 0.6103 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8551 National currency per US dollar in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1617 National currency per US dollar in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Italy ranks 47th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org