World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked
39.68 (2025)
##5 of 217 economies
3.1×
2.73×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Italy climbed from #22 to #5 (overtook Sweden). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Italy ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Lira leaves the ERM amid a European exchange-rate turmoil.
Italy joins the single currency as a founding member.
Bond yields spike; Berlusconi resigns amid crisis management.
One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.
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