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Italy: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-3.44percent · 2024-14.9% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Italy from 1973 to 2024.

19752024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024-3.439
2023-7.424
2022-7.988
2021-8.654
2020-9.245
2019-1.552
2018-2.379
2017-2.652
2016-2.564
2015-2.791
2014-2.992
2013-2.928
2012-3.266
2011-3.245
2010-3.709
2009-4.858
2008-2.459
2007-1.29
2006-2.695
2005-3.314
2004-2.554
2003-2.876
2002-2.072
2001-2.778
2000-2.163
1999-1.681
1998-2.323
1997-2.589
1996-6.38
1995-7.327
1989-8.586
1988-8.856
1987-13.226
1986-12.045
1980-8.671
1979-7.153
1978-5.593
1977-4.537
1976-5.47
1975-7.955
1974-3.674
1973-4.046

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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