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 119.14 percent of GDP from 1988 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 154.90 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 138.00 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 137.20 percent of GDP in 2027 and 136.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Credit Rating 66.00 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 95.00 81.70 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Government Budget -3.10 -3.40 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value 37.17 -25.71 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Government Debt 3095521.90 3124204.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 137.10 134.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 132.19 55.99 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Government Spending 91500.70 91347.80 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Spending to GDP 50.40 53.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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Military Expenditure 37964.60 36933.20 USD Million Dec 2024


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
137.10 134.70 154.90 90.50 1988 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly