Italy (2025)
-3.1
% of GDP
+0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Italy Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 -3.1 +0.3pp
2024 -3.4 +3.7pp
2023 -7.1 +1pp
2022 -8.1 +0.8pp
2021 -8.9 +0.5pp
2020 -9.4 -7.9pp
2019 -1.5 +0.7pp
2018 -2.2 +0.3pp
2017 -2.5 -0.1pp
2016 -2.4 +0.1pp
2015 -2.5 +0.3pp
2014 -2.8 +0.1pp
2013 -2.9 +0.1pp
2012 -3 +0.5pp
2011 -3.5 +0.7pp
2010 -4.2 +0.9pp
2009 -5.1 -2.5pp
2008 -2.6 -1.3pp
2007 -1.3 +2.3pp
2006 -3.6 +0.5pp

About this Dataset

Italy recorded -3.1 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.3pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from -9.4 in 2020 to -1.3 in 2007.

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Italy from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Italy from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at -1.3 % of GDP in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of -9.4 in 2020. The latest reading of -3.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.3pp.