Italy — Central government debt

millions of LCU · Annual · 1861–2024 · 164 observations

About this series

Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered.

For Italy, the central government debt reading stood at 2.89T LCU in 2024. Against 2.80T LCU in 2023, the period change was +3.33%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 132.5% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2000–2024

PeriodValue
20242.89T LCU
20232.80T LCU
20222.69T LCU
20212.60T LCU
20202.50T LCU
15 earlier values
20192.34T LCU
20182.31T LCU
20172.26T LCU
20162.21T LCU
20152.15T LCU
20142.12T LCU
20132.04T LCU
20121.95T LCU
20111.87T LCU
20101.81T LCU
20091.73T LCU
20081.65T LCU
20071.58T LCU
20061.57T LCU
20051.52T LCU

Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.