IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 78 economies tracked
148.59 (2024)
##4 of 78 economies
3.9%
1.25×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Italy climbed from #3 to #4 (overtook United States). 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.
Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP), Government Net Wealth Change from Other Economic Flows (% of GDP)
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