World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked
6.39 (2025)
##117 of 187 economies
1.3×
0.63×
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Italy climbed from #136 to #117 (overtook Suriname). 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 Growth (Real), Labor Force Participation Rate, Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap
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