Italy is ranked 58 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Italy deteriorated to 58 in 2019 from 51 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Italy averaged 62.25 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 87.00 in 2011 and a record low of 44.00 in 2014. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Business Confidence	88.50	89.20	points	Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization	74.70	75.00	percent	Mar 2026
Car Registrations	157334.00	141980.00	Units	Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories	-583.40	2540.30	EUR Million	Sep 2025
Composite Leading Indicator	101.74	101.50	points	Jan 2026
Corruption Index	53.00	54.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	52.00	52.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Price	125.20	72.41	EUR/MWh	Mar 2026
Electricity Production	22711.00	21902.00	Gigawatt-hour	Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY	3.20	1.40	percent	Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM	-0.40	1.50	percent	Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production	3.36	1.01	percent	Dec 2025
Industrial Sales YoY	0.50	-0.20	percent	Dec 2025
Mining Production	-2.21	-4.41	percent	Dec 2025
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	203.35	203.35	TWh	Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	289.26	314.88	GWh/d	Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	96.79	96.81	TWh	Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	177.50	251.90	GWh/d	Mar 2026
New Car Registrations YoY	14.00	6.20	percent	Feb 2026

Ease of Doing Business in Italy

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.