World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 171 economies tracked
34.3 (2023)
##28 of 171 economies
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1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1963 - 2025. Italy climbed from #2 to #28 (overtook Marshall Islands). 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.
GDP per Capita (Real), Learning-Adjusted Years of School, Human Capital Index (HCI+), Order and Security
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