World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 212 economies tracked
17.5 (2021)
##116 of 212 economies
0.3%
4.61×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2022. Italy climbed from #136 to #116 (overtook Dominican Republic). 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.
Monetary Poverty (% of population deprived), Road Quality Index and Electricity Access Rates, Poverty No Electricity (% of population), UHC Service Coverage Index
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