{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"it-vc-investment-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-vc-investment-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-vc-investment-total/","title":"Italy Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2025)","description":"Italy's Venture Capital Investment (Total): 1,256.6 USD millions in 2025, +68.7% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Italy","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Italy","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Italy Venture Capital Investment (Total)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Italy"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Italy (2025)","value":"1,256.6","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+68.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+68.7%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Italy Venture Capital Investment (Total)"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":176.47075591731303},{"period":"2008","value":259.98515007618204},{"period":"2009","value":128.16839821930918},{"period":"2010","value":102.50410776623517},{"period":"2011","value":148.5590688042088},{"period":"2012","value":129.79513325134312},{"period":"2013","value":103.69815531841151},{"period":"2014","value":69.61235144372165},{"period":"2015","value":83.9618113650112},{"period":"2016","value":85.43496598885233},{"period":"2017","value":99.25841966347453},{"period":"2018","value":199.58768862958226},{"period":"2019","value":216.0696736751965},{"period":"2020","value":394.73461301939085},{"period":"2021","value":516.128130704725},{"period":"2022","value":736.7618385702747},{"period":"2023","value":694.9711796497966},{"period":"2024","value":745.0695810987363},{"period":"2025","value":1256.5627160527754}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"1256.6","yoyChange":"+68.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"745.1","yoyChange":"+7.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"695.0","yoyChange":"-5.7%"},{"year":"2022","value":"736.8","yoyChange":"+42.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"516.1","yoyChange":"+30.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"394.7","yoyChange":"+82.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"216.1","yoyChange":"+8.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"199.6","yoyChange":"+101.1%"},{"year":"2017","value":"99.3","yoyChange":"+16.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"85.4","yoyChange":"+1.8%"},{"year":"2015","value":"84.0","yoyChange":"+20.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"69.6","yoyChange":"-32.9%"},{"year":"2013","value":"103.7","yoyChange":"-20.1%"},{"year":"2012","value":"129.8","yoyChange":"-12.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"148.6","yoyChange":"+44.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"102.5","yoyChange":"-20.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"128.2","yoyChange":"-50.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"260.0","yoyChange":"+47.3%"},{"year":"2007","value":"176.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Italy from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2025 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1,256.6 USD millions in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 69.6 in 2014. The latest reading of 1,256.6 in 2025 represents a change of +68.7%."}]}