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Italy · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Italy

Europe & Central Asia Capital Rome High income Nation age 1,550 years (since 476) i ITA · IT
NationsTree Index 2025 i75.819th of 196 Tree height 2025 i41 msee ranking Military strength i91percentile
Population i58.9 m25th of 217 Area i302,070 km²72nd of 216 GDP i$2.55 trn9th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$3.70 trn intl.12th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$62,803 intl.36th of 199 Life expectancy i84.0 years11th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i71
Strength · trunk i89
Quality of life · crown i78
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i66
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i76
CSV

In short

Italy is 19th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 75.8 out of 100; its tree is 41 m tall.

It has 58.9 million people and an economy of $3.70 trn at purchasing power parity, 12th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Life expectancy (11th of 217) and Under-5 mortality (14th of 196).

Its weakest positions: General government gross debt (182nd of 189), GDP growth (187th of 210) and CO₂ emissions per person (152nd of 203).

Over five years it climbed from 27th to 19th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 302,070 72nd/216
Land area ikm² 295,720 73rd/216
Population ipeople 58.9 m 25th/217
Population growth i% -0.06% 174th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 199.4 67th/216
Urban population i% 69.7% 92nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 11.7% 212th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 25.1% 4th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $2.55 trn 9th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $3.70 trn 12th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $3.16 trn 12th/199
GDP per person iUSD $43,309 37th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $62,803 36th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $42,080 31st/201
GDP growth i% 0.5% 187th/210
Inflation i% 1.5% 50th/180
Unemployment i% 6.4% 117th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 77.3%1992
General government gross debt i% of GDP 137.1% 182nd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.1% 110th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 2.1% 145th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 22.6% 108th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 15.0% 42nd/192
Services i% of GDP 64.5% 57th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $822.29 bn 13th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $773.02 bn 11th/182
Exports i% of GDP 32.2% 102nd/183
Imports i% of GDP 30.3% 132nd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 62.5% 123rd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 2.6% 91st/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 78.5% 22nd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 11.3% 111th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.4% 98th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 11.9% 56th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 1.1% 67th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.0% 175th/196

Natural resources

54
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.1% 156th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.08% 79th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.03% 72nd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.01% 154th/209
Arable land i% of land area 23.5% 43rd/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3,093 82nd/183

Tourism

82
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 38.4 m 6th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $20.46 bn 7th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 3.7% 95th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 21.4 m 10th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 84.0 11th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 2.7 14th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.19 26th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.1 56th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 94% 66th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 84.4% 64th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 100.7% 60th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 39.7% 5th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 8.4% 53rd/193
Adult literacy i% 99.3%2019
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 75.9% 40th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.915 29th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 34.3 56th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.9% 48th/108

Infrastructure & digital

79
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 96.8% 43rd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 78.2% 53rd/144
Internet users i% of population 89.2% 63rd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 133 52nd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 31.8 53rd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.80 19th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 17,305 12th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 20.3 m 34th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 5.08 152nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 17.5% 116th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 14.3 78th/200
Forest area i% of land area 31.8% 109th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 2,248 52nd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 71.3 42nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 59.8 60th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 68.3 59th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 73.6 82nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 65.8 52nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 77.6 34th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.6 15th/145

Military

74
Military expenditure iUSD $48.14 bn 12th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.9% 71st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 3.7% 116th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 338,000 20th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.35% 46th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 566.0 m 18th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.9 bn 6th/65

Science & innovation

86
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.38% 34th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 9,120 11th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 82,771 8th/197

Compare Italy with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Italy — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/italy. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Italy — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/italy. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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