Government deficit or surplus in Italy
The government balance in Italy was -3.1% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Italy, 2025
-3.1%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
-3.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
-2.5%
Position in 2025
18th of 27
Government deficit or surplus in Italy over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | -3.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | -7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | -8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | -8.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | -9.4% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | -1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | -2.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | -2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | -2.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | -2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | -2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -2.9% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | -3.0% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -3.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | -4.2%b (break in time series) | -6.0% |
| 2009 | -5.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | -2.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | -1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | -3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | -4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | -3.5% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | -3.2% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | -2.9% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | -3.2% | -2.0% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from -3.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -2.5%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -3.1%.