Italy Total Debt: % of GDP

1995 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Italy Total Debt: % of GDP

  • Italy Total Debt accounted for 551.4 % of the country's GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 554.1 % in the previous quarter.
  • Italy Total Debt: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1995 to Sep 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 Sep 2025 in the chart:

Italy Total Debt: % of GDP

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

Italy Total Debt accounted for 551.4 % of the country's GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 554.1 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
551.4 Sep 2025 554.1 Jun 2025 378.3 Mar 1996 726.2 Mar 2021 % quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025

Total Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Australia (%) 268.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 523.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 698.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 348.2 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Canada (%) 941.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 415.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 1,165.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Czech Republic (%) 388.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 847.5 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Estonia (%) 381.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 689.5 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Finland (%) 608.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
France (%) 948.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 594.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 521.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 385.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 679.7 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Ireland (%) 814.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 551.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Japan (%) 1,169.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 722.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Latvia (%) 340.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (%) 327.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 6,972.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 335.0 2023 yearly 2013 - 2023
Malta (%) 1,332.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 114.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) 938.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 586.2 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Norway (%) 592.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) 299.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Portugal (%) 458.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Romania (%) 244.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 372.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 323.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 554.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Sweden (%) 754.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 898.9 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Taiwan, China (%) 889.0 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Turkey (%) 247.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Ukraine (%) 235.5 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
United Kingdom (%) 828.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
United States (%) 720.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1951 - Sep 2025

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Italy Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -22,272.633 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 178,226.641 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 27.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,632,904.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 137.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 1,271.505 2030 yearly 1988 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,138.281 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 1,208.245 2030 yearly 1988 - 2030
General Govt Debt (EUR mn) 3,095,521.900 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1861 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 0.713 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 5,565.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 60,455.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 4.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,224,665.473 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 41,038,301.530 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 16,164,687.086 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 53,385.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 19,694,000.804 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 15,493,773.019 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6,565.099 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,806.952 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,739.466 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 4,893.790 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Europe: France (EUR mn) 4,797.142 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: America: United States (EUR mn) 5,606.404 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 4,703.284 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Europe: United Kingdom (EUR mn) 1,764.421 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob (EUR mn) 51,627.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Transport Equipment (TE) (EUR mn) 4,622.468 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Machinery & Equipment n.e.c. (ME) (EUR mn) 9,384.632 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Basic Metals & Fabricated Metal (MF) (EUR mn) 5,739.363 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: Mfg: Electrical (EUR mn) 2,474.364 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: Europe: Netherlands (EUR mn) 3,117.858 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: Europe: Germany (EUR mn) 6,711.175 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: Europe: France (EUR mn) 3,938.423 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: America: United States (EUR mn) 2,397.056 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: MQ: Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas: Crude Petroleum (EUR mn) 1,874.022 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif (EUR mn) 45,590.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: sa (EUR mn) 48,562.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Exports: fob: sa (EUR mn) 53,315.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: sa (EUR mn) 4,753.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Imports: cif: Mfg: TE: MS: Motor Vehicles (EUR mn) 3,533.184 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Imports: cif: Mfg: CO: Computer, Electronic & Optical (CE) (EUR mn) 3,157.074 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Imports: cif: Mfg: ME: Machinery & Equipment n.e.c. (MN) (EUR mn) 3,075.216 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Imports: cif: Mfg: CC: Chemicals & Chemical Products (CP) (EUR mn) 3,654.188 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Crude Oil Imports: OPEC (Ton th) 25,659.000 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Crude Oil Imports: Africa: Nigeria (Ton th) 1,924.000 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) -2,673.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 4,005.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -6,394.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 37,679.183 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1,124.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 38,733.725 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 3,291,705.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 120.8 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,048,655.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 40.3 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 551.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 58.984 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 349,274.913 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 9,528.095 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services (EUR mn) -1,977.917 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) -2,455.358 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 11,051.004 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debits (EUR mn) 558.687 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) 4,082.519 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credits (EUR mn) 72,127.461 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debits (EUR mn) 69,018.809 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (EUR mn) 319.461 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (EUR mn) -2,282.748 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Errors & Omissions (EUR mn) 9,856.312 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credits (EUR mn) 46,964.826 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 865.962 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current Account (EUR mn) 3,108.651 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 15,329.027 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (EUR mn) -67.303 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investment: Assets (EUR mn) 299.142 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Direct Investment: Liabilities (EUR mn) -5,460.418 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods (EUR mn) 6,019.017 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debits (EUR mn) 4,367.717 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debits (EUR mn) 40,945.808 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Services: Credits (EUR mn) 12,199.272 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) 1,522.909 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credits (EUR mn) 878.148 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credits (EUR mn) 1,912.359 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (EUR mn) 13,284.425 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 3,976,037.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
IIP: Net Position (EUR mn) 297,635.204 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 4,273,672.281 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
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 (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 47.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 59,158.266 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,092,283.436 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,631,975.913 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1974 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1975 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 55,410.8 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.065 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 411,380.213 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 2,194,207.863 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 9.200 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 936.224 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 2,474.468 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,232,192.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 2,929,820.810 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.81 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1996 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 57.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2025
Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) 424,596.348 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR mn) 45,029.660 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M3 (EUR mn) 2,242,251.130 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Jan 2026
Deposits (EUR mn) 1,876,520.147 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
MFIs Loans: Residents of Italy (RI): MFIs (EUR mn) 372,350.360 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 1.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2026
Cyclical Coincident Indicator: Ita-Coin (%) 0.040 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026

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