Italy recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 137.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Italy averaged 118.86 percent of GDP from 1988 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 154.40 percent of GDP in 2020 and a record low of 90.50 percent of GDP in 1988. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Government Debt to GDP in Italy is expected to reach 138.60 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 138.50 percent of GDP in 2027 and 138.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Asylum Applications 10560.00 10660.00 persons Feb 2026
Credit Rating 66.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 106.00 53.00 EUR Billion Feb 2026
Government Budget -3.10 -3.40 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value 57.81 -19.66 EUR Billion Feb 2026
Government Debt 3139864.00 3112562.30 EUR Million Feb 2026
Government Debt to GDP 137.10 134.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 48.30 54.63 EUR Billion Feb 2026
Government Spending 92308.30 92131.40 EUR Million Dec 2025
Government Spending to GDP 51.20 50.40 percent of GDP Dec 2025
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Military Expenditure 48143.60 37849.50 USD Million Dec 2025


Italy Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
137.10 134.70 154.40 90.50 1988 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly