Government debt, quarterly in Italy
Government debt in Italy was equal to 139.9% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the highest since Q3 2022.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Italy, Q2 2026
139.9%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
+1.3percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
2nd of 28
Government debt, quarterly 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 139.9%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 138.6%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 136.7% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 137.1%p (provisional) | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 137.6% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 136.7% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 134.3% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 135.1% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 135.6% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 134.1% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 134.0% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 135.2% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 137.6% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 137.2% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 138.4% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 139.9% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 144.0% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 146.8% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 146.1% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 151.3% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 154.1% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 158.2% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 154.7% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 153.6% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 148.5% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 137.0% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 134.2% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 136.3% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 137.2% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 136.1% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 134.5% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 136.0% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 136.1% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 135.6% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 134.0% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 136.7% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 137.1% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 136.1% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 138.6% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 134.0%, the figure has changed by +5.9 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Italy has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.