World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 179 economies tracked
2248.36 (2024)
##52 of 179 economies
1.5×
0.87×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2024. Italy climbed from #49 to #52 (overtook Spain). 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.
Labor Productivity or Total Factor Productivity, GDP per Capita (Real), Rule of Law Index Overall Score, Criminal Justice
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