Italy — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Italy, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Italy was 0.54% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 8.93% in 2021. The lowest was -8.87% in 2020 (about -16.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.16% per year.
Italy ranks 188 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 89%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Italy sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 94% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 39%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 51 of 57 economies; Hungary (0.51%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 63927% in 2015. That is 51% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 18th of 107 in 1961 → 63rd of 119 in 1970 → 70th of 152 in 1980 → 107th of 176 in 1990 → 110th of 199 in 2000 → 159th of 209 in 2010 → 164th of 209 in 2020 → 170th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 0.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.92% | -3.9 pp |
| 2022 | 4.82% | -4.1 pp |
| 2021 | 8.93% | +17.8 pp |
| 2020 | -8.87% | -9.3 pp |
| 2019 | 0.43% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 0.83% | -0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 1.24% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 0.89% | +0.9 pp |
| 2014 | -0% | +1.8 pp |
| 2013 | -1.82% | +1.3 pp |
| 2012 | -3.13% | -3.8 pp |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 1.53% | +6.8 pp |
| 2009 | -5.31% | -4.3 pp |
| 2008 | -1.02% | -2.5 pp |
| 2007 | 1.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.76% | -0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 1.47% | +1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 0.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 0.27% | -1.7 pp |
| 2001 | 2.01% | -1.9 pp |
| 2000 | 3.88% | +2.2 pp |
| 1999 | 1.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.93% | +0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 1.35% | -1.5 pp |
| 1995 | 2.89% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 2.15% | +3.0 pp |
| 1993 | -0.85% | -1.7 pp |
| 1992 | 0.83% | -0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 1.54% | -0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 1.99% | -1.4 pp |
| 1989 | 3.39% | -0.8 pp |
| 1988 | 4.19% | +1.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.19% | +0.3 pp |
| 1986 | 2.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 3.23% | +2.1 pp |
| 1983 | 1.17% | +0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 0.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 0.84% | -2.6 pp |
| 1980 | 3.43% | -2.5 pp |
| 1979 | 5.96% | +2.7 pp |
| 1978 | 3.24% | +0.7 pp |
| 1977 | 2.56% | -4.6 pp |
| 1976 | 7.13% | +9.2 pp |
| 1975 | -2.09% | -7.6 pp |
| 1974 | 5.5% | -1.6 pp |
| 1973 | 7.13% | +3.4 pp |
| 1972 | 3.69% | +1.9 pp |
| 1971 | 1.82% | -3.5 pp |
| 1970 | 5.31% | -0.8 pp |
| 1969 | 6.1% | -0.4 pp |
| 1968 | 6.54% | -0.6 pp |
| 1967 | 7.18% | +1.2 pp |
| 1966 | 5.98% | +2.7 pp |
| 1965 | 3.27% | +0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 2.8% | -2.8 pp |
| 1963 | 5.61% | -0.6 pp |
| 1962 | 6.2% | -2.0 pp |
| 1961 | 8.21% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Italy’s GDP growth in 1962?
6.2% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Italy’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -93.4% in total — about 4.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.54%; 2024: 0.78%; 2023: 0.92%; 2022: 4.82%; 2021: 8.93%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.