Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Italy
Italy: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -47.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Italy, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Italy is -47.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Italy peaked at -38.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -50.3%, in 2020.
Italy ranks 154th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -39.4% | — |
| 2001 | -39.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | -39.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | -39.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | -38.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | -39.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | -39.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | -39.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | -40.6% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | -44.0% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | -42.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | -41.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | -43.5% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | -43.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | -43.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | -43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | -43.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | -42.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | -42.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | -42.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | -50.3% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | -49.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | -48.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | -47.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -39.9% | -44.0% | -38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -43.0% | -43.7% | -41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -48.9% | -50.3% | -47.3% | 4 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0352 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,523 current US$ per person (2025)
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- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,904 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Italy?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Italy was -47.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was -38.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.3% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Italy ranks 154th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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