Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Italy
Italy: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.3094 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Italy, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.3094 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2025.
The figure is up 21.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Italy peaked at 0.386 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1988.
Italy ranks 60th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Italy, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.2773 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1973 | 0.2604 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1688 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1582 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1478 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.143 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1547 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1588 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1413 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.141 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1482 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1764 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1495 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1422 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1511 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1417 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1433 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1336 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1758 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2179 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2546 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2751 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2291 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2581 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2427 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2835 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2948 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3032 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2836 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3582 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 0.386 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2865 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3016 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2575 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2578 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2881 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2728 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2845 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2662 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.289 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2809 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2933 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3426 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2814 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 0.278 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2602 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.255 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3094 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1836 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.143 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2773 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1455 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1764 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2035 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1336 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2751 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2998 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2427 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.386 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.28 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2575 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2878 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.255 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3426 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 57 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3323 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Saint Lucia 0.3262 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Eswatini 0.3149 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Saudi Arabia 0.2975 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2951 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Montenegro 0.2877 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Italy
- Other investment, Debt instruments 789.33 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 29.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 438.83 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 13,398 US dollar per person (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 78.86 billion (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -2.46 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 45.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 1.86 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 7,448 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 0.172 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Italy?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Italy was 0.3094 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.386 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1988.
- How does Italy rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Italy ranks 60th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.