World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 216 economies tracked
100 (2024)
##52 of 216 economies
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1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2024. Italy climbed from #35 to #52 (overtook Isle of Man). 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 per Capita (Real), Poverty No Electricity (% of population), Monetary Poverty (% of population deprived), Poverty Low Educational Attainment (% of population)
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