Central bank assets to GDP in Italy
Italy: Central bank assets to GDP was 43.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Central bank assets to GDP in Italy, 1962–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, central bank assets to gdp in Italy stood at 43.0%. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 726.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Italy peaked at 43.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1969.
That places Italy 5th out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Central bank assets to GDP in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.0% | — |
| 1963 | 4.9% | +66.3% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 5.3% | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 4.3% | -18.7% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | -23.2% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 2.7% | -20.5% |
| 1970 | 4.8% | +75.6% |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | +235.0% |
| 1975 | 20.1% | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 21.3% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 15.9% | -25.6% |
| 1978 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 13.5% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 13.2% | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 13.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 9.1% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -33.4% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +24.1% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +59.4% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +53.5% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +52.1% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 2.7% | 5.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 4.3% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.1% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 4.4% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 39.9% | 43.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 52,704 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 251.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 38.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 65.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 316.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 313.66 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,324 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central bank assets to gdp in Italy?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Italy was 43.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1969.
- How does Italy rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Italy ranks 5th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 726.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).