Italy: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
High Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developed |
Economic Trivia | Italy has a diversified industrial economy, which is divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a less-developed, highly subsidized, agricultural south, where unemployment is high. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): Germany, France, and United States |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Tourism; Machinery; Iron and Steel; Chemicals |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $2,713,265,908,056 (2021) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 6.737% (2021) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $45,902 (2021) |
GDP Country Rank 11/197 (2021)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 1.874% (2021) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Data unavailable |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 59.1% (2019) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 1.479% (2021) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 14.902% (2021) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $64,719,172,848 (2021) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 25,011,706 (2021) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 3.609% (2020) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 25.613% (2020) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 70.778% (2020) |
Unemployment Rate | 9.834% (2021) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $638,914,659,667 (2021) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $688,582,419,701 (2021) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 55.407% (2021) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $14,329,300,155 (2021) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $102,220,020,512 (2021) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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