World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 158 economies tracked
-3.44 (2024)
##61 of 158 economies
1.9%
0.85×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Italy climbed from #36 to #61 (overtook Uganda). 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.
Primary Balance (% of GDP), Gross Operating Balance (% of GDP), Current Account Balance
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