Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Italy: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 1.5% (2025), 131st of 180 in the world and 44th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 2.0% (2025), 151st of 209 in the world and 45th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 4.9% (2023), 119th of 136 in the world and 19th of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
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11 indicators
Prices & public finance: Italy in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 1.5%2025 | 131/180 | 44/49 | 2.5% | 1.5% | -0.1% | +1.5 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.0%2025 | 151/209 | 45/56 | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.6% | +1.2 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 4.9%2023 | 119/136 | 19/24 | 7.0% | 4.0% | 2.3% | −0.3 ppsince 2013 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | -1.3%2023 | 119/136 | 22/24 | 5.2% | 3.4% | 0.7% | −5.3 ppsince 2013 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.882025 | 188/210 | 42/57 | 1.08 | 0.75 | 0.88 | −1.8%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 25.6%2024 | 12/142 | 7/48 | 23.7% | 23.7% | 24.8% | +0.6 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 40.1%2024 | 13/142 | 9/48 | 37.0% | 38.7% | 40.6% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 47.3%2023 | 8/142 | 3/47 | 39.4% | 42.7% | 50.3% | +3.5 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 60.3%2024 | 52/169 | 20/48 | 60.1%2001 | 92.7% | 82.7% | −27.9 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 5.72025 | 54/165 | 13/49 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | +102%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.89%2025 | 71/156 | 32/47 | 1.73% | 1.49% | 1.66% | +0.7 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+102%5.7 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.5 pp1.5% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Italy and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Italy. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Italy | France | Austria | Switzerland | Slovenia | Malta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.5%2025 | 0.9%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 0.2%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 2.4%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.0%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 3.2%2025 | 0.3%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 2.2%2025 |
| Lending rate | 4.9%2023 | — | — | 2.8%2025 | — | 4.7%2013 |
| Real interest rate | -1.3%2023 | — | — | 2.5%2025 | — | 2.4%2013 |
| Exchange rate | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 | 0.832025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 |
| Tax revenue | 25.6%2024 | 22.8%2024 | 25.8%2024 | 9.5%2024 | 21.0%2024 | 24.1%2024 |
| Government revenue | 40.1%2024 | 42.1%2024 | 45.1%2024 | 17.0%2024 | 43.5%2024 | 33.2%2024 |
| Government expense | 47.3%2023 | 47.3%2023 | 46.0%2023 | 16.1%2023 | 42.9%2023 | 33.7%2023 |
| Private credit | 60.3%2024 | 107.6%2024 | 81.8%2024 | 152.6%2025 | 35.4%2024 | 61.7%2024 |