Real GDP Growth: Italy
Italy's real gdp growth is currently 0.8% as of 2026. # Italy Real GDP Growth Italy's real GDP growth stood at 0.
Current (2026)
0.8%
+60.0% y/y
Peak (2021)
8.9%
Low (2020)
-8.9%
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook
1980–2026 · 51 pts
Real GDP Growth — Italy
1980 — 2026
Real GDP Growth — Italy
Analysis# Italy Real GDP Growth
Italy's real GDP growth stood at 0.8% in 2026, reflecting modest economic activity after a tumultuous period. This rate sits far below the all-time peak of 8.9% recorded in 2021, yet well above the catastrophic contraction of -8.9% in 2020. Since 1980, Italy's growth trajectory has deteriorated significantly, with a cumulative decline of 74.2% when comparing average growth rates across the period.
The most striking feature of Italy's recent economic history is the sharp COVID-induced collapse in 2020 followed by an equally dramatic rebound in 2021. Since that recovery, growth has decelerated substantially, averaging roughly 0.6% annually from 2022 through 2026. The projections ahead suggest Italy will remain locked in a pattern of sluggish expansion, with growth hovering near 0.8%, indicating persistent structural challenges that continue to constrain the nation's economic potential.
Historical Data
51 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 0.7% | +0.00% |
| 2029 | 0.7% | +0.00% |
| 2028 | 0.7% | +16.67% |
| 2027 | 0.6% | -25.00% |
| 2026 | 0.8% | +60.00% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -28.57% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -85.42% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -46.07% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +200.00% |
| 2020 | -8.9% | -2325.00% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -50.00% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -50.00% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +33.33% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +33.33% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +100.00% |
| 2013 | -1.8% | +41.94% |
| 2012 | -3.1% | -542.86% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -53.33% |
Show all 51 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.5% | +128.30% |
| 2009 | -5.3% | -430.00% |
| 2008 | -1.0% | -166.67% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -16.67% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +125.00% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -46.67% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +1400.00% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -66.67% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -85.00% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -48.72% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +129.41% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -5.56% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -5.26% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +26.67% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -48.28% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +31.82% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +344.44% |
| 1993 | -0.9% | -212.50% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -42.86% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -33.33% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -38.24% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | -19.05% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +31.25% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +10.34% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +3.57% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -12.50% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +166.67% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +200.00% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -91.49% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +51.61% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | — |
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