World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked
1.38 (2023)
##32 of 156 economies
1.3%
1.47×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Italy climbed from #21 to #32 (overtook Canada). 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.
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