Italy Total Debt: % of GDP

1995 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Italy Total Debt: % of GDP

  • Italy Total Debt accounted for 550.5 % of the country's GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 549.3 % in the previous quarter.
  • Italy Total Debt: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 726.2 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of 378.3 % in Mar 1996.

CEIC calculates quarterly Total Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Total Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Total Debt is calculated as Total Liabilities less Equity & Investment Fund Shares and Financial Derivatives for Central Bank, Monetary Financial Institutions excl Central Bank, Other Financial Intermediaries, Financial Auxiliaries, Insurance Corporations, Pension Funds, Non Financial Corporations, Central Government, Local Government, Social Security Funds, Household and NPISH. Bank of Italy provides Total Debt in EUR. Italian National Institute of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in EUR.

View Italy's Total Debt: % of GDP from Dec 1995 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Italy Total Debt: % of GDP

What was Italy's Total Debt: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Italy Total Debt accounted for 550.5 % of the country's GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 549.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
550.5 Dec 2025 549.3 Sep 2025 378.3 Mar 1996 726.2 Mar 2021 % quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025

Total Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Australia (%) 267.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) 516.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 696.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1998 - Mar 2026
Bulgaria (%) 348.2 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Canada (%) 944.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 411.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Cyprus (%) 1,096.1 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Czech Republic (%) 388.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Denmark (%) 830.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Estonia (%) 380.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
European Union (%) 680.8 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Finland (%) 600.6 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
France (%) 937.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 585.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) 526.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 392.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Iceland (%) 679.7 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Ireland (%) 865.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 550.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Japan (%) 1,156.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 1998 - Mar 2026
South Korea (%) 705.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2026
Latvia (%) 339.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Lithuania (%) 326.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 7,036.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 342.8 2025 yearly 2013 - 2025
Malta (%) 1,298.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Mexico (%) 113.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Netherlands (%) 958.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
New Zealand (%) 586.2 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Norway (%) 593.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Poland (%) 298.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 450.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Romania (%) 244.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 363.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 318.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Spain (%) 551.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Sweden (%) 753.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (%) 899.3 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Taiwan, China (%) 880.3 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Turkey (%) 245.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Ukraine (%) 235.5 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
United Kingdom (%) 823.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1987 - Mar 2026
United States (%) 721.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1951 - Mar 2026

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Italy Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -50,388.045 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 154,141.292 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 24.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,715,221.2 May 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - May 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 138.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 1,341.259 2031 yearly 1988 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,138.281 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 1,268.905 2031 yearly 1988 - 2031
General Govt Debt (EUR mn) 3,181,112.400 May 2026 monthly Dec 1861 - May 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.890 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,765.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 67,388.8 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 4.1 May 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - May 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,224,665.473 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 56,139,965.562 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 20,992,309.050 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Imports (USD mn) 61,464.3 May 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.3 May 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - May 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 22,676,487.093 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 17,230,824.076 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6,973.625 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Apr 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 3,659.439 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Apr 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,848.986 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Apr 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 6,097.177 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob: Europe: France (EUR mn) 5,752.952 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob: Europe: United Kingdom (EUR mn) 2,222.671 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 6,331.066 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob: America: United States (EUR mn) 5,961.892 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob (EUR mn) 57,612.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob: Mfg: Basic Metals & Fabricated Metal (MF) (EUR mn) 7,500.488 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob: Mfg: Electrical (EUR mn) 2,947.096 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob: Mfg: Machinery & Equipment n.e.c. (ME) (EUR mn) 8,755.231 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob: Mfg: Transport Equipment (TE) (EUR mn) 5,193.706 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Imports: cif: Europe: Netherlands (EUR mn) 3,197.775 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Imports: cif: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 7,468.718 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Imports: cif: Europe: France (EUR mn) 4,411.724 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Imports: cif: America: United States (EUR mn) 3,128.528 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Imports: cif: Mfg: TE: MS: Motor Vehicles (EUR mn) 3,598.584 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jun 2025
Imports: cif: Mfg: ME: Machinery & Equipment n.e.c. (MN) (EUR mn) 3,427.105 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jun 2025
Imports: cif: Mfg: CO: Computer, Electronic & Optical (CE) (EUR mn) 2,859.274 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jun 2025
Imports: cif: Mfg: CC: Chemicals & Chemical Products (CP) (EUR mn) 4,644.650 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jun 2025
Imports: cif (EUR mn) 52,619.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - May 2026
Imports: cif: MQ: Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas: Crude Petroleum (EUR mn) 3,001.306 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Apr 2026
Exports: fob: sa (EUR mn) 57,412.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - May 2026
Trade Balance: sa (EUR mn) 4,793.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - May 2026
Imports: cif: sa (EUR mn) 52,619.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - May 2026
Crude Oil Imports: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(FUSSR) (Ton th) 22,286.000 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Crude Oil Imports: Africa: Nigeria (Ton th) 1,382.000 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Crude Oil Imports: OPEC (Ton th) 21,554.000 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -1,219.8 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 4,005.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -1,908.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 45,427.027 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 7.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -4,910.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 50,331.397 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 3,268,991.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 120.8 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,031,280.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 40.3 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 550.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 67.922 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 404,538.496 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1998 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Credits (EUR mn) 80,344.888 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Debits (EUR mn) 79,751.005 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Capital Account (EUR mn) 53.913 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 2,292.516 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Errors & Omissions (EUR mn) -7,449.055 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credits (EUR mn) 51,620.680 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 3,366.589 May 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - May 2026
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (EUR mn) 593.882 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 3,458.715 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (EUR mn) -824.402 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 9,685.963 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 877.718 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Goods (EUR mn) 5,224.405 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 3,459.383 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debits (EUR mn) 46,396.275 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credits (EUR mn) 13,635.098 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) -4,034.397 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Capital Account: Credits (EUR mn) 539.392 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 2,981.503 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (EUR mn) -6,801.260 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) -477.881 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Services (EUR mn) -118.245 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 16,142.004 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: Capital Account: Debits (EUR mn) 485.479 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 21,563.612 May 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2026
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 12,107.606 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 4,038,725.214 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1998 - Mar 2026
IIP: Net Position (EUR mn) 351,222.867 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1998 - Mar 2026
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 4,389,948.081 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1998 - Mar 2026
BoP: Financial Account: Assets (EUR mn) 20,631.512 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Other Investment (OI) (EUR mn) -14,035.313 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (EUR mn) 12,742.080 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: Financial Account: Liabilities (EUR mn) 22,075.088 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2019
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (EUR mn) -216.498 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2019
BoP: Current Account: Services: Debits (EUR mn) 7,794.724 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2019
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2008 - Mar 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 47.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 52,666.452 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2008 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,090,790.642 May 2026 monthly Dec 1974 - May 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,624,281.115 May 2026 monthly Dec 1974 - May 2026
M2 Growth (%) 2.8 May 2026 monthly Dec 1975 - May 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jun 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 59,854.8 May 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.138 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.0 May 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - May 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 318,206.813 Jun 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jun 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,192,572.976 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 4.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 9.200 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 950.312 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 2,479.688 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,232,192.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,802,585.810 May 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - May 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.24 May 2026 monthly Dec 1996 - May 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 57.18 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 1998 - Mar 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR mn) 51,029.911 Jun 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Jun 2026
Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 362,096.310 Jun 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Jun 2026
Money Supply M3 (EUR mn) 2,273,233.090 May 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - May 2026
Deposits (EUR mn) 1,903,605.649 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
MFIs Loans: Residents of Italy (RI): MFIs (EUR mn) 332,373.220 May 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - May 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 1.0 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Jun 2026
Cyclical Coincident Indicator: Ita-Coin (%) 0.700 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2026

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