Italy (2025)
3.9
% of GDP
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Italy Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 3.9 unchanged
2024 3.9 +0.3pp
2023 3.6 -0.5pp
2022 4.1 +0.7pp
2021 3.4 unchanged
2020 3.4 +0.1pp
2019 3.3 -0.3pp
2018 3.6 -0.1pp
2017 3.7 -0.2pp
2016 3.9 -0.2pp
2015 4.1 -0.5pp
2014 4.6 -0.2pp
2013 4.8 -0.3pp
2012 5.1 +0.5pp
2011 4.6 +0.3pp
2010 4.3 -0.1pp
2009 4.4 -0.5pp
2008 4.9 +0.2pp
2007 4.7 +0.3pp
2006 4.4 -0.1pp

About this Dataset

Italy recorded 3.9 % of GDP in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 3.3 % of GDP in 2019 to 6.1 % of GDP in 2000.

This page tracks general government interest expenditure as a share of GDP in Italy.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks general government interest expenditure as a share of GDP in Italy. 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 6.1 % of GDP in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3.3 % of GDP in 2019. The latest reading is 3.9 % of GDP in 2025. That is unchanged on the previous period.