Italy — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1862–2031 · 170 observations
About this series
The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Italy, the general government deficit reading was −3.1% of GDP in 2025, compared with −3.4% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.3 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −4.86% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1862–2031
- Quarterly data, 1999–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -2.71 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -2.49 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -2.52 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.38 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -2.94 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -2.91 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -3.1 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -7.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -8.1 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -8.9 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -9.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -1.5 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -2.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -2.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -2.8 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -2.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -3 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.