FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked
100 (2023)
##18 of 188 economies
0.6%
1×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. Italy climbed from #12 to #18 (overtook Israel). 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.
Poverty No Drinking Water (% of population), Road Quality Index and Electricity Access Rates, Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, INFORM Lack of Coping Capacity
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