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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Italy: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Italy is placed 20th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 53,606 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 73.44 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
20th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 53,606GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 73.44Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 1.118Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 86.02Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Italy on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
53,606
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Italy: 53,606. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Southern Europe
- 67,993 Andorra
- Land neighbours
- Austria 63,970 · Switzerland 85,732 · France 55,125 · Slovenia 49,091
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Italy’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
73.44
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Italy: 73.44. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Southern Europe
- 73.44 Italy
- Land neighbours
- Austria 66.36 · Switzerland 46.4 · France 76.45 · Slovenia 53.53
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
1.118
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 20th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Italy: 1.118. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Southern Europe
- 1.277 Slovenia
- Land neighbours
- Austria 1.249 · Switzerland 1.584 · France 1.087 · Slovenia 1.277
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
86.02
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Italy: 86.02. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Southern Europe
- 98.75 Slovenia
- Land neighbours
- Austria 99.51 · Switzerland 98.41 · France 99.19 · Slovenia 98.75
02Over time
Which way Italy is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
ItalyWorld median
Italy rose from 50,353 in 2000 to 53,606 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Italy World median 2025 53,606 17,265 2024 53,285 18,108 2023 52,843 17,686 2022 52,333 16,933 2021 49,825 16,260 2020 45,505 15,631 2019 49,691 16,761 2018 49,356 16,349 2017 48,849 16,129 2016 47,988 15,512 2015 47,312 14,857 2014 46,826 14,475 2013 46,833 14,681 2012 47,796 14,631 2011 49,473 13,916 2010 49,302 14,101 2009 48,774 13,655 2008 51,806 14,030 2007 52,747 13,755 2006 52,304 12,983 2005 51,586 12,023 2004 51,495 11,608 2003 51,126 11,183 2002 51,369 11,144 2001 51,332 10,907 2000 50,353 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
ItalyWorld median
Italy fell from 1.215 in 2000 to 1.118 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Italy World median 2024 1.118 0.1310 2023 1.211 0.0710 2022 1.221 0.0580 2021 1.200 0.0010 2020 1.191 0.0470 2019 1.186 0.0300 2018 1.219 -0.0150 2017 1.195 0.0080 2016 1.237 -0.0660 2015 1.251 -0.0600 2014 1.237 -0.0190 2013 1.213 0.0140 2012 1.195 0.0060 2011 1.192 -0.0140 2010 1.188 -0.0020 2009 1.183 0.0990 2008 1.187 0.0700 2007 1.181 -0.0080 2006 1.128 0.0740 2005 1.146 0.0510 2004 1.210 0.0505 2003 1.222 0.0450 2002 1.224 0.0100 2001 1.219 0.0470 2000 1.215 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
ItalyWorld median
Italy rose from 71.01 in 2011 to 86.02 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Italy World median 2024 86 73 2021 97 74 2017 94 59 2014 87 52 2011 71 37
03In context
Italy beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Italy and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 1st | 63,970 | 66.36 | 1.249 | 99.51 |
 France | 7th | 55,125 | 76.45 | 1.087 | 99.19 |
 Switzerland | 10th | 85,732 | 46.4 | 1.584 | 98.41 |
 Slovenia | 11th | 49,091 | 53.53 | 1.277 | 98.75 |
| Italy | 20th | 53,606 | 73.44 | 1.118 | 86.02 |
 San Marino | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Vatican City | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Italy in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Italy is ahead of the world, and behind
62 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median25
Statistics on which Italy does better than the middle country measured.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.445.3510.4No earlier reading
Italy: 45.35 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2129056.21No real change since 2016
Italy: 290 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 17th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8115.4941.81No earlier reading
Italy: 15.49 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 160th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1968.8140.19No real change since 2020
Italy: 68.81 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 25th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80032,18512,800No real change since 2017
Italy: 32,185 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 23rd of 173 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27353,97114,273▲ Improved since 2015
Italy: 53,971 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 14th of 102 · derived.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6365,3261,636▲ Improved since 2014
Italy: 5,326 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 11th of 75 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.8110.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Italy: 0.811 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 24th of 170 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.93.72.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Italy: 3.7 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 19th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486257,56846,486No real change since 2010
Italy: 257,568 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 27th of 150 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89036,22412,890No real change since 2012
Italy: 36,224 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 31st of 166 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6758.6546.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Italy: 58.65 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 38th of 195 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5244.9428.52No real change since 2022
Italy: 44.94 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 28th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.952,855701.95No earlier reading
Italy: 2,855 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 35th of 145 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.874.363.8No earlier reading
Italy: 74.3 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 25th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4244.4425.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Italy: 44.44 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 44th of 170 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.598-0.093No real change since 2015
Italy: 0.598 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 54th of 209 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.152.6116.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Italy: 52.61 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.7570.627No real change since 2013
Italy: 0.757 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9752.290.975▲ Improved since 2014
Italy: 2.29 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 43rd of 119 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8141.3790.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Italy: 1.379 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 31st of 84 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1873.0892.187No real change since 2014
Italy: 3.089 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1825.826.18▼ Worsened since 2013
Italy: 25.8 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.526.1327.5▼ Worsened since 2010
Italy: 26.13 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3332.833▼ Worsened since 2013
Italy: 32.8 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 41st of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median10
Statistics on which Italy does worse than the middle country measured.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.3897.6868.389▲ Improved since 2011
Italy: 7.686 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 118 · derived.
Gini IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 33.7234.3433.72▼ Worsened since 2013
Italy: 34.34 · world median 33.72 · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 54.58; lower is better.
Position 28th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3321.3671.332▼ Worsened since 2013
Italy: 1.367 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.
Position 27th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.126.617.12▼ Worsened since 2013
Italy: 6.61 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.
Position 37th of 60 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06102.34107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Italy: 102.34 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 120th of 194 · derived.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4745.9697.474▼ Worsened since 2014
Italy: 5.969 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 74th of 118 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2393.95106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Italy: 93.95 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 159th of 195 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0896.97106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Italy: 96.97 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 160th of 195 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3960.543.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Italy: 0.54 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 170th of 186 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3938.8452.39No earlier reading
Italy: 38.84 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 156th of 169 · derived.
No better end27
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8542.7521.85No real change since 2014
Italy: 42.75 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2356.5391.235Moved since 2014
Italy: 6.539 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240141,7112,240No real change since 2022
Italy: 141,711 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7310,680275.73Moved since 2016
Italy: 10,680 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,78811,927,0161,827,788Moved since 2014
Italy: 11,927,016 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 18th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.8260.523Moved since 2013
Italy: 0.826 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 2427.8124Moved since 2016
Italy: 27.81 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.261511.26No real change since 2015
Italy: 15 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 35th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2250.444-0.225Moved since 2014
Italy: 0.444 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2118.2516.21Moved since 2015
Italy: 18.25 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 50th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4128.8427.41Moved since 2012
Italy: 28.84 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23105.83103.23Moved since 2015
Italy: 105.83 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0623.3222.06Moved since 2014
Italy: 23.32 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 66th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9322.2522.93Moved since 2015
Italy: 22.25 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 70th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3432.2336.34Moved since 2015
Italy: 32.23 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 77th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6522.6424.65No real change since 2015
Italy: 22.64 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 95th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0457.5762.04Moved since 2015
Italy: 57.57 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 81st of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6862.5279.68Moved since 2015
Italy: 62.52 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 88th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6026.6559.602No real change since 2015
Italy: 6.655 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7230.341.72Moved since 2015
Italy: 30.3 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 97th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3061.9943.306Moved since 2015
Italy: 1.994 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.1121.708No real change since 2011
Italy: 0.112 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 150th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.661.333.66Moved since 2012
Italy: 1.33 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5722.0656.572Moved since 2015
Italy: 2.065 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 126th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9680.3491.968Moved since 2015
Italy: 0.349 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1718.3167.17Moved since 2014
Italy: 18.31 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.0710.306No real change since 2015
Italy: 0.071 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
No current reading for Italy
Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Creative Services Exports, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Interest Payments on External Debt and Statutory Minimum Wage. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Italy’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Italy’s 3rd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equality3rd of 1834/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing6th of 2002/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation20th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture26th of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 32nd of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions34th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology37th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade34th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge46th of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties50th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 47th of 1653/3 keys
- Peace & Security55th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience70th of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality63rd of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labour86th of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 115th of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Italy can most readily be measured against.
1AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Austria1st4/4 keysHighest in Southern Europe
Slovenia11th4/4 keysThis page
Italy20th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Italy and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Italy on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Italy rank on economy & innovation?
Italy is placed 20th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Italy?
53,606 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Italy?
73.44 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Italy compare with France on economy & innovation?
France is placed 7th of 176, and Italy 20th. GDP per Capita (PPP): France 55,125, Italy 53,606; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: France 76.45, Italy 73.44; Economic Complexity Index: France 1.087, Italy 1.118; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: France 99.19, Italy 86.02.
How have Italy’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 50,353 in 2000 to 53,606 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from 1.215 in 2000 to 1.118 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 71.01 in 2011 to 86.02 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Italy?
No current reading is published for Italy on Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Creative Services Exports, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Interest Payments on External Debt and Statutory Minimum Wage. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 62 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Italy’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Italy (banner) — Francisco Antunes, CC BY 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Italy: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/italy/economy