World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked
-0.06 (2025)
##173 of 217 economies
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-0.09×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Italy climbed from #199 to #173 (overtook Georgia). 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), Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, Poverty Low Educational Attainment (% of population), Poverty No Electricity (% of population)
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