Italy — Current account (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1861–2030 · 170 observations

About this series

The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Italy's current account reading was 1.4% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 1.2% of GDP in 2024 was +0.21 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 1.72% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1861–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1971–2026
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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
20301.98 % of GDP
20291.81 % of GDP
20281.62 % of GDP
20270.63 % of GDP
20261.41 % of GDP
15 earlier values
20251.4 % of GDP
20241.2 % of GDP
2023-0.01 % of GDP
2022-1.75 % of GDP
20212.1 % of GDP
20203.76 % of GDP
20193.16 % of GDP
20182.5 % of GDP
20172.43 % of GDP
20162.46 % of GDP
20151.24 % of GDP
20141.75 % of GDP
20131.03 % of GDP
2012-0.2 % of GDP
2011-2.74 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.