World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked
68.3 (2025)
##65 of 216 economies
1.2×
0.92×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Italy climbed from #37 to #65 (overtook Dominica). 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.
GDP per Capita (Real), Control of Corruption (percentile rank), Government Effectiveness (percentile rank), Political Stability and Absence of Violence (percentile rank)
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