Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Italy
Italy: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 119.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Italy, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Italy stood at 119.0%. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Italy peaked at 119.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1960.
Italy ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.9% | — |
| 1961 | 19.9% | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 32.6% | +63.9% |
| 1963 | 26.6% | -18.5% |
| 1964 | 28.0% | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 30.1% | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 30.9% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 32.5% | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 34.6% | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 37.0% | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 41.9% | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 45.7% | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 49.5% | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 49.1% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 76.0% | +54.9% |
| 1975 | 82.7% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 79.1% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 83.4% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 81.6% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 73.3% | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 68.1% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 69.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 67.0% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 65.7% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 64.7% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 63.6% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 62.5% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 61.5% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 60.9% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 60.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 60.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 63.3% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 60.9% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 57.8% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 50.4% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 77.8% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 78.9% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 118.6% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 119.0% | +0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 119.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Italy's 119.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.1%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +63.9% | 19.9% | 32.6% |
| 1974 | +54.9% | 49.1% | 76.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.1% | 18.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.8% | 41.9% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.6% | 60.9% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 48.7% | 63.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 55.2% | 84.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 78.9% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.8% | 118.6% | 119.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Italy?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Italy was 119.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 119.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1960.
- How does Italy rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Italy ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.