World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked
49.3 (2025)
##159 of 187 economies
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0.98×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Italy climbed from #157 to #159 (overtook Sri Lanka). 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 Growth (Real), Unemployment Rate, Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity, Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap
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