World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked
69.68 (2025)
##92 of 217 economies
0.5%
1.18×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Italy climbed from #40 to #92 (overtook Lithuania). 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), Labor Productivity or Total Factor Productivity, Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, Human Capital Index (HCI+)
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