World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked
73.6 (2025)
##88 of 216 economies
1.1×
0.86×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Italy climbed from #26 to #88 (overtook São Tomé and Príncipe). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Italy ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
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), Rule of Law (percentile rank), Political Stability and Conflict Risk, INFORM Risk Index Overall
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