FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 170 economies tracked
52.61 (2023)
##44 of 170 economies
0.5%
1.55×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1974 - 2023. Italy climbed from #7 to #44 (overtook Barbados). 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.
Private External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), GDP per Capita (Real), Labor Productivity or Total Factor Productivity
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