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Italy - Entrepreneurial Intentions 18.65

GEM APS · updated 2026-10-03 · 116 economies tracked

Latest value

18.65 (2024)

Global rank

##26 of 116 economies

Share of global total

1.6%

Growth since 2002

1.98×

Ranking Race — Entrepreneurial Intentions

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55200220072012201720222024#14#262021 overtook Spain2024 overtook Estonia
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Real annual global ranks, 2002 - 2024. Italy climbed from #14 to #26 (overtook Spain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Italy ↓

Key Events — Italy

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2011
Sovereign debt crisis curated

Bond yields spike; Berlusconi resigns amid crisis management.

2020
COVID-19 shock curated

One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.

2021
Overtook Spain in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Estonia in global rank auto

Entrepreneurial Intentions, 2002-2024

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200220072012201720243.978.8613.7618.65
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