Direct investment, Debt instruments in Italy
Italy: Direct investment, Debt instruments was 217.74 billion US dollar in 2025. β² Rising
Direct investment, Debt instruments in Italy, 1999β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Italy recorded 217.74 billion US dollar for direct investment, debt instruments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, debt instruments in Italy peaked at 217.74 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.36 billion US dollar, in 1999.
Italy ranks 17th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.36 billion US dollar | 17.36 billion US dollar | 17.36 billion US dollar | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.63 billion US dollar | 25.88 billion US dollar | 149.63 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.14 billion US dollar | 115.56 billion US dollar | 141.17 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 181.47 billion US dollar | 156.93 billion US dollar | 217.74 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More external debt data for Italy
- Other investment, Debt instruments 789.33 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 438.83 billion US dollar (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 78.86 billion (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -2.46 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 1.86 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 213.68 billion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 132.71 (2015)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 137.01 (2030)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 36.06 billion (2023)
- Portfolio investment, Debt securities 1.09 trillion US dollar (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, debt instruments in Italy?
- Direct investment, debt instruments in Italy was 217.74 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 217.74 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest direct investment, debt instruments recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.36 billion US dollar in 1999.
- How does Italy rank for direct investment, debt instruments?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is direct investment, debt instruments rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.