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Italy - Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) -3.11

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 195 economies tracked

Latest value

-3.11 (2025)

Global rank

##111 of 195 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1990

0.28×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719901995200020052010201520202025#97#1112024 overtook Latvia2025 overtook Papua New Guinea
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Italy climbed from #97 to #111 (overtook Latvia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Italy ↓

Key Events — Italy

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Lira crisis curated

Lira leaves the ERM amid a European exchange-rate turmoil.

1995
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1997
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
1999
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
1999
Euro adoption curated

Italy joins the single currency as a founding member.

2000
Fell 29 places in global rank auto
2003
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 18 places in global rank auto

Fiscal Balance (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202025-11.14-7.87-4.6-1.33

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GDP, General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), Fiscal Balance, Primary Balance (% of GDP)

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