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 188th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Italy, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.2% | — |
| 1962 | 6.2% | -24.4% |
| 1963 | 5.6% | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 2.8% | -50.1% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 6.0% | +83.1% |
| 1967 | 7.2% | +19.9% |
| 1968 | 6.5% | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 6.1% | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 5.3% | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -65.8% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +103.0% |
| 1973 | 7.1% | +93.1% |
| 1974 | 5.5% | -22.8% |
| 1975 | -2.1% | -138.0% |
| 1976 | 7.1% | -440.9% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -64.1% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +26.5% |
| 1979 | 6.0% | +83.9% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | -42.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -75.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -51.0% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +182.7% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +175.9% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +31.4% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | -19.2% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | -41.4% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -45.8% |
| 1993 | -0.9% | -202.2% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -352.2% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +34.2% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -53.4% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +43.1% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +131.4% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -48.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -86.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -75.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +2114.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -48.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +136.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | -1.0% | -170.0% |
| 2009 | -5.3% | +418.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -128.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -54.5% |
| 2012 | -3.1% | -549.4% |
| 2013 | -1.8% | -41.8% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -63926.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +39.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +29.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -48.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -48.1% |
| 2020 | -8.9% | -2166.4% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -200.7% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -46.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -80.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -15.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -31.1% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.5392 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 34,716 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 0.5398 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7642 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 33,098 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2418 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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 188th out of 213 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.