Italy Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Italy Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Italy Current Account surplus accounted for 0.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with a 0.8 % surplus in the previous quarter.
• Italy Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1980 to Mar 2026, with an average value of -2.1 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.8 % in Sep 2020 and a record low of -6.2 % in Mar 1981.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Italy provides Current Account Balance in EUR based on BPM6. Italian National Institute of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in EUR based on ESA 2010. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1995 is calculated from Current Account Balance based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP based on ESA 1995.


Key information about Italy Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Italy, Current Account recorded a surplus of 4.0 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 1.9 USD bn in Apr 2026.
• Italy Direct Investment Abroad fell by 1.2 USD bn in Apr 2026.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 45.4 USD bn in Mar 2026.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 659.7 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Italy's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1980 to Mar 2026 in the chart:

What was Italy's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Mar 2026?

Italy Current Account surplus accounted for 0.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2026, compared with a 0.8 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
0.5 Mar 2026	0.8 Dec 2025	-6.2 Mar 1981	5.8 Sep 2020	%	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Mar 2026

Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

Load more

Italy Key Series

Load more

More Indicators for Italy