World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 213 economies tracked
89.22 (2024)
##62 of 213 economies
1.1×
4461×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Italy climbed from #15 to #62 (overtook Lebanon). 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.
Monetary Poverty (% of population deprived), INFORM Lack of Coping Capacity, Human Capital Index (HCI+), Poverty No Electricity (% of population)
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