Italy Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

1999 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Italy Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • Italy Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 7.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a deficit equal to 7.5 % in the previous quarter
  • Italy Consolidated Fiscal Balance to GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2023, with an average ratio of -3.3 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of -1.1 % in Mar 2000 and a record low of -10.5 % in Mar 2021
CEIC calculates quarterly Consolidated Fiscal Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Consolidated Fiscal Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Italian National Institute of Statistics provides Consolidated Fiscal Balance in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR.


Further information about Italy Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Italy National Government Debt reached 3,092.3 USD bn in Jan 2024
  • Italy Nominal GDP reached 538.7 USD bn in Mar 2023

View Italy's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP from Dec 1999 to Dec 2023 in the chart:

Italy Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

What was Italy's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2023?

Italy Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 7.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a deficit equal to 7.5 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-7.2 Dec 2023 -7.5 Sep 2023 -10.5 Mar 2021 -1.1 Mar 2000 % quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023

Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -3.7 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Algeria (%) -3.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Argentina (%) -4.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2023
Armenia (%) -1.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) -1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) -2.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 0.4 Jun 2021 monthly Dec 2004 - Jun 2021
Bahrain (%) -7.0 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Bangladesh (%) -5.1 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Belarus (%) -0.4 Sep 2021 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2021
Belgium (%) -3.9 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Bolivia (%) -5.8 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 3.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Brazil (%) -7.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) 1.3 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Bulgaria (%) -3.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) -0.2 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Canada (%) -2.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1993 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) -2.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
China (%) -4.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Croatia (%) -2.6 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
Cyprus (%) 3.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (%) -3.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 3.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) -3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Estonia (%) -3.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) -3.3 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Finland (%) -2.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
France (%) -5.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1949 - Sep 2023
Georgia (%) -2.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Germany (%) -2.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) -4.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2023
Greece (%) -1.3 Dec 2018 monthly Apr 1999 - Dec 2018
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) -6.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) -6.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Iceland (%) 0.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
India (%) -6.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) -1.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2023
Iran (%) -4.3 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2021
Ireland (%) 1.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Israel (%) -4.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Italy (%) -7.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) -5.3 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (%) -6.2 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Jordan (%) 1.0 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Kazakhstan (%) -0.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) -2.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) -1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 11.7 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (%) 1.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2023
Laos (%) -0.3 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Latvia (%) -3.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) -4.3 2020 yearly 1992 - 2020
Lithuania (%) -0.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) -1.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) -5.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
North Macedonia (%) -4.5 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Malawi (%) -0.4 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2005 - Jun 2023
Malaysia (%) -6.7 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Malta (%) -3.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (%) -5.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) -3.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1980 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) -5.2 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Mongolia (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Morocco (%) -11.8 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Mozambique (%) -2.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Myanmar (%) -7.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Nepal (%) -10.0 2018 yearly 2012 - 2018
Netherlands (%) -0.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (%) -0.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Nigeria (%) -4.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Norway (%) 16.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Oman (%) 2.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Pakistan (%) -7.9 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Palestinian Territory (%) -4.0 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020
Panama (%) -3.0 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Paraguay (%) -1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) -2.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) -6.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Dec 2023
Poland (%) 5.1 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Portugal (%) 1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Qatar (%) 5.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) -5.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2023
Russia (%) -2.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 2.5 2022 yearly 1969 - 2022
Serbia (%) -2.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Singapore (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) -6.2 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Slovenia (%) -3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
South Africa (%) -6.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2023
Spain (%) -3.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) -10.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Sudan (%) -0.6 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 0.7 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Switzerland (%) 0.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -7.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -32,343.010 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 216,421.142 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 36.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,092,277.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 137.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 1,156.730 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,138.281 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 1,098.360 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
General Govt Debt (EUR mn) 2,848,712.400 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1861 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.339 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 7,379.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 51,756.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 6,046,592.734 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 34,957,695.159 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 14,113,178.257 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 48,862.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -13.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 21,462,418.612 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 15,087,372.056 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 5,201.850 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,888.811 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,370.201 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 3,633.370 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Trade Balance: sa (EUR mn) 6,771.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Imports: cif: sa (EUR mn) 44,152.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Exports: fob: sa (EUR mn) 50,923.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Crude Oil Imports: Africa: Nigeria (Ton th) 1,924.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: OPEC (Ton th) 25,659.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(FUSSR) (Ton th) 25,403.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,408.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,662.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Apr 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 7,940.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,940.559 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 1,329.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,791.157 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 2,662,299.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 129.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,130,392.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 59.6 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 577.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 53.574 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 129,829.540 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 10,116.917 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services (EUR mn) -1,573.341 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debits (EUR mn) 565.875 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 9,650.985 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) -1,405.690 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) -7,517.060 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: Errors & Omissions (EUR mn) 2,181.172 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: Capital Account (EUR mn) 903.942 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 1,291.929 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credits (EUR mn) 65,357.187 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credits (EUR mn) 44,469.636 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) -639.291 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debits (EUR mn) 66,448.008 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (EUR mn) 1,757.020 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (EUR mn) -1,090.821 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Assets (EUR mn) -2,623.434 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 10,266.405 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 3,082.600 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credits (EUR mn) 9,559.656 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
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
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 7,285.289 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods (EUR mn) 2,354.142 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debits (EUR mn) 42,115.494 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) -465.932 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (EUR mn) 1,994.293 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 1,676.910 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credits (EUR mn) 1,469.817 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 3,337,268.694 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
IIP: Net Position (EUR mn) 122,665.854 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 3,459,934.548 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2008 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 58,172.300 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2008 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,778,326.918 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,258,859.833 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1974 - Feb 2024
M2 Growth (%) -2.2 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1975 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 49,741.1 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.183 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 174,082.090 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,019,825.787 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) -2.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 3,280,167.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -4.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 4.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 10.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 836.686 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 2,206.107 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,077,292.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,637,091.690 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Feb 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -4.04 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Feb 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 61.77 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M3 (EUR mn) 2,117,016.220 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1997 - Feb 2024
Deposits (EUR mn) 1,825,913.745 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -5.5 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2024
Cyclical Coincident Indicator: Ita-Coin (%) 0.110 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2024

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