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Government debt in Italy: 139.9% of GDP in the second quarter of 2026

Reference period: second quarter of 2026 · Published: 21 Oct 2026

  • Provisional
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139.9% of GDP

+1.3 points on the first quarter of 2026; +2.3 points on the second quarter of 2025. Provisional figure.

Government debt · % of GDP

Values as published by the source, at current prices.

The vertical axis does not start at zero.

Data table
Government debt · % of GDP
StatusCrisesGovernments
second quarter of 2026139.9provisionalMeloni government
first quarter of 2026138.6provisionalMeloni government
fourth quarter of 2025136.7finalMeloni government
third quarter of 2025137.1provisionalMeloni government
second quarter of 2025137.6finalMeloni government
first quarter of 2025136.7finalMeloni government
fourth quarter of 2024134.3finalMeloni government
third quarter of 2024135.1finalMeloni government
second quarter of 2024135.6finalMeloni government
first quarter of 2024134.1finalMeloni government
fourth quarter of 2023134.0finalMeloni government
third quarter of 2023135.2finalMeloni government
second quarter of 2023137.6finalMeloni government
first quarter of 2023137.2finalMeloni government
fourth quarter of 2022138.4finalEnergy crisisDraghi government, Meloni government
third quarter of 2022139.9finalEnergy crisisDraghi government
second quarter of 2022144.0finalEnergy crisisDraghi government
first quarter of 2022146.8finalEnergy crisisDraghi government
fourth quarter of 2021146.1finalCOVID-19 pandemicDraghi government
third quarter of 2021151.3finalCOVID-19 pandemicDraghi government
second quarter of 2021154.1finalCOVID-19 pandemicDraghi government
first quarter of 2021158.2finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government, Draghi government
fourth quarter of 2020154.7finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government
third quarter of 2020153.6finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government
second quarter of 2020148.5finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government
first quarter of 2020137.0finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government
fourth quarter of 2019134.2finalConte II government
third quarter of 2019136.3finalConte I government, Conte II government
second quarter of 2019137.2finalConte I government
first quarter of 2019136.1finalConte I government
fourth quarter of 2018134.5finalConte I government
third quarter of 2018136.0finalConte I government
second quarter of 2018136.1finalGentiloni government, Conte I government
first quarter of 2018135.6finalGentiloni government
fourth quarter of 2017134.0finalGentiloni government
third quarter of 2017136.7finalGentiloni government
second quarter of 2017137.1finalGentiloni government
first quarter of 2017136.1finalGentiloni government
fourth quarter of 2016134.5finalRenzi government, Gentiloni government
third quarter of 2016135.2finalRenzi government
second quarter of 2016138.1finalRenzi government
first quarter of 2016137.7finalRenzi government
fourth quarter of 2015135.0finalRenzi government
third quarter of 2015137.0finalRenzi government
second quarter of 2015138.4finalRenzi government
first quarter of 2015137.7finalRenzi government
fourth quarter of 2014135.0finalRenzi government
third quarter of 2014135.2finalRenzi government
second quarter of 2014137.4finalRenzi government
first quarter of 2014134.7finalLetta government, Renzi government
fourth quarter of 2013132.0finalLetta government
third quarter of 2013132.1finalLetta government
second quarter of 2013132.6finalMonti government, Letta government
first quarter of 2013129.7finalMonti government
fourth quarter of 2012126.1finalSovereign debt crisisMonti government
third quarter of 2012126.1finalSovereign debt crisisMonti government
second quarter of 2012124.7finalSovereign debt crisisMonti government
first quarter of 2012122.4finalSovereign debt crisisMonti government
fourth quarter of 2011119.3finalSovereign debt crisisBerlusconi IV government, Monti government
third quarter of 2011118.7finalSovereign debt crisisBerlusconi IV government
second quarter of 2011120.5finalSovereign debt crisisBerlusconi IV government
first quarter of 2011119.3finalSovereign debt crisisBerlusconi IV government
fourth quarter of 2010118.9finalBerlusconi IV government
third quarter of 2010119.8finalBerlusconi IV government
second quarter of 2010119.1finalBerlusconi IV government
first quarter of 2010118.2finalBerlusconi IV government
fourth quarter of 2009116.1finalFinancial crisisBerlusconi IV government
third quarter of 2009117.4finalFinancial crisisBerlusconi IV government
second quarter of 2009114.2finalFinancial crisisBerlusconi IV government
first quarter of 2009111.8finalFinancial crisisBerlusconi IV government
fourth quarter of 2008105.8finalFinancial crisisBerlusconi IV government
third quarter of 2008104.4finalFinancial crisisBerlusconi IV government
second quarter of 2008105.1finalFinancial crisisProdi II government, Berlusconi IV government
first quarter of 2008105.7finalFinancial crisisProdi II government
fourth quarter of 2007103.5finalProdi II government
third quarter of 2007105.8finalProdi II government
second quarter of 2007107.0finalProdi II government
first quarter of 2007107.0finalProdi II government
fourth quarter of 2006106.3finalProdi II government
third quarter of 2006108.6finalProdi II government
second quarter of 2006109.5finalBerlusconi III government, Prodi II government
first quarter of 2006108.4finalBerlusconi III government
fourth quarter of 2005106.2finalBerlusconi III government
third quarter of 2005108.7finalBerlusconi III government
second quarter of 2005110.5finalBerlusconi II government, Berlusconi III government
first quarter of 2005108.2finalBerlusconi II government
fourth quarter of 2004104.7finalBerlusconi II government
third quarter of 2004109.1finalBerlusconi II government
second quarter of 2004109.8finalBerlusconi II government
first quarter of 2004108.1finalBerlusconi II government
fourth quarter of 2003105.1finalBerlusconi II government
third quarter of 2003108.1finalBerlusconi II government
second quarter of 2003107.7finalBerlusconi II government
first quarter of 2003107.9finalBerlusconi II government
fourth quarter of 2002105.9finalBerlusconi II government
third quarter of 2002109.4finalBerlusconi II government
second quarter of 2002110.3finalBerlusconi II government
first quarter of 2002110.9finalBerlusconi II government
fourth quarter of 2001108.5finalBerlusconi II government
third quarter of 2001108.2finalBerlusconi II government
second quarter of 2001110.1finalAmato II government, Berlusconi II government
first quarter of 2001110.0finalAmato II government
fourth quarter of 2000108.7finalAmato II government
third quarter of 2000111.2finalAmato II government
second quarter of 2000112.5finalD'Alema II government, Amato II government
first quarter of 2000112.6finalD'Alema II government

EU comparison · Nominal (% of GDP)

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Data table
EU comparison · Nominal (% of GDP)
second quarter of 2026139.963.4119.1101.482.9
first quarter of 2026138.663.5117.7101.482.5
fourth quarter of 2025136.762.8115.7100.581.5
third quarter of 2025137.162.2117.3103.081.7
second quarter of 2025137.661.4115.4103.281.4
first quarter of 2025136.761.2113.6103.181.0
fourth quarter of 2024134.361.4112.6101.480.3
third quarter of 2024135.161.3113.1104.080.8
second quarter of 2024135.660.9111.8105.180.9
first quarter of 2024134.161.5110.2106.380.7
fourth quarter of 2023134.061.8109.5105.380.3
third quarter of 2023135.262.8111.1107.481.1
second quarter of 2023137.662.6111.3108.881.7
first quarter of 2023137.263.6111.9108.982.1
fourth quarter of 2022138.464.1111.4109.382.3
third quarter of 2022139.964.8113.1112.183.4
second quarter of 2022144.065.6112.9112.984.8
first quarter of 2022146.865.9114.4114.686.0
fourth quarter of 2021146.167.4112.8115.786.6
third quarter of 2021151.367.4115.3119.488.6
second quarter of 2021154.167.7114.3121.289.6
first quarter of 2021158.268.2117.7124.291.4
fourth quarter of 2020154.767.5114.9119.389.4
third quarter of 2020153.668.0115.3116.588.9
second quarter of 2020148.565.5113.0112.686.9
first quarter of 2020137.059.5101.2101.379.0
fourth quarter of 2019134.258.398.297.777.4
third quarter of 2019136.359.6100.099.678.9
second quarter of 2019137.259.799.2100.679.5
first quarter of 2019136.160.399.5100.679.8
fourth quarter of 2018134.560.598.599.879.4
third quarter of 2018136.061.399.6101.280.6
second quarter of 2018136.161.699.4101.180.8
first quarter of 2018135.662.699.4101.781.3
fourth quarter of 2017134.063.798.8101.281.5
third quarter of 2017136.765.0100.3101.882.9
second quarter of 2017137.165.9101.2102.684.0
first quarter of 2017136.166.5100.5102.984.2
fourth quarter of 2016134.568.198.1102.084.0
third quarter of 2016135.269.399.1102.984.7
second quarter of 2016138.170.099.7103.685.7
first quarter of 2016137.770.798.9103.785.9
fourth quarter of 2015135.071.097.0102.585.0
third quarter of 2015137.071.797.8103.586.1
second quarter of 2015138.472.398.3103.886.9
first quarter of 2015137.774.198.1104.587.7
fourth quarter of 2014135.074.496.2104.486.9
third quarter of 2014135.275.196.8103.987.2
second quarter of 2014137.475.796.9103.687.9
first quarter of 2014134.776.196.2102.687.4
fourth quarter of 2013132.077.494.6100.086.8
third quarter of 2013132.177.494.0100.087.0
second quarter of 2013132.678.795.098.887.5
first quarter of 2013129.779.393.497.186.8
fourth quarter of 2012126.179.891.789.685.0
third quarter of 2012126.179.891.378.784.3
second quarter of 2012124.780.492.677.184.1
first quarter of 2012122.479.091.173.682.7
fourth quarter of 2011119.378.588.769.581.7
third quarter of 2011118.779.088.366.481.2
second quarter of 2011120.579.389.066.081.4
first quarter of 2011119.379.887.564.180.9
fourth quarter of 2010118.981.086.360.380.4
third quarter of 2010119.873.386.257.778.5
second quarter of 2010119.173.288.156.778.3
first quarter of 2010118.272.586.054.777.4
fourth quarter of 2009116.172.484.153.175.7
third quarter of 2009117.471.782.649.474.6
second quarter of 2009114.270.880.046.972.2
first quarter of 2009111.867.274.743.068.6
fourth quarter of 2008105.865.269.839.665.1
third quarter of 2008104.464.367.836.363.0
second quarter of 2008105.164.867.335.463.2
first quarter of 2008105.764.067.034.963.0
fourth quarter of 2007103.563.765.535.762.4
third quarter of 2007105.864.066.937.063.9
second quarter of 2007107.065.667.538.464.9
first quarter of 2007107.065.666.639.065.1
fourth quarter of 2006106.366.465.439.065.0
third quarter of 2006108.667.367.140.166.5
second quarter of 2006109.567.267.140.467.0
first quarter of 2006108.467.268.141.667.3
fourth quarter of 2005106.267.168.242.467.2
third quarter of 2005108.767.167.842.968.1
second quarter of 2005110.566.568.144.068.7
first quarter of 2005108.266.167.745.168.3
fourth quarter of 2004104.765.066.945.367.1
third quarter of 2004109.165.366.845.868.6
second quarter of 2004109.864.767.247.068.8
first quarter of 2004108.164.866.047.768.2
fourth quarter of 2003105.163.365.447.766.8
third quarter of 2003108.162.865.548.567.6
second quarter of 2003107.761.865.050.167.3
first quarter of 2003107.961.162.850.166.7
fourth quarter of 2002105.959.861.351.265.6
third quarter of 2002109.459.660.751.766.2
second quarter of 2002110.359.161.052.866.4
first quarter of 2002110.959.159.753.266.5
fourth quarter of 2001108.558.159.354.165.8
third quarter of 2001108.257.959.855.165.9
second quarter of 2001110.157.659.756.066.5
first quarter of 2001110.058.258.756.566.3
fourth quarter of 2000108.759.259.757.866.6
third quarter of 2000111.260.059.958.268.1
second quarter of 2000112.559.860.458.968.6
first quarter of 2000112.660.460.459.769.5
fourth quarter of 1999–––60.9–
third quarter of 1999–––60.2–
second quarter of 1999–––61.4–
first quarter of 1999–––62.0–
fourth quarter of 1998–––62.4–
third quarter of 1998–––64.8–
second quarter of 1998–––65.1–
first quarter of 1998–––65.2–
fourth quarter of 1997–––64.3–
third quarter of 1997–––65.0–
second quarter of 1997–––65.1–
first quarter of 1997–––64.5–
fourth quarter of 1996–––65.4–
third quarter of 1996–––62.9–
second quarter of 1996–––62.5–
first quarter of 1996–––62.7–
fourth quarter of 1995–––61.6–

What it measures

Gross general government debt at the end of the quarter, as a percentage of GDP (Maastricht definition). Version published by Eurostat on 21 October 2026.

Methodology

Gross consolidated general government (sector S13) debt as defined for the Maastricht criteria, at the end of the quarter, as a percentage of GDP. The GDP denominator is the sum of the last four quarters.

Source

Eurostat · Quarterly government debt

gov_10q_ggdebt

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Release SHA-256 hash

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Context layers and attribution rules

Release history

Every release stays published as it was. Differences are computed against the release published before it.

  1. 21 Oct 2026Q2 202666 values revised · 7 new periods
  2. 22 Jan 2025Q3 202489 values revised · 10 new periods
  3. 21 Jul 2022Q1 20222 values revised · 1 new period
  4. 22 Apr 2022Q4 2021First release on record
Values revised since the release of 22 Jan 2025
Reference periodBeforeAfterDifference
first quarter of 2000112.7112.6−0.1 pts
second quarter of 2000112.6112.5−0.1 pts
first quarter of 2002110.8110.9+0.1 pts
second quarter of 2003107.8107.7−0.1 pts
third quarter of 2003108.2108.1−0.1 pts
second quarter of 2004109.7109.8+0.1 pts
second quarter of 2005110.4110.5+0.1 pts
third quarter of 2007105.9105.8−0.1 pts
first quarter of 2008105.6105.7+0.1 pts
second quarter of 2010119.0119.1+0.1 pts
third quarter of 2010119.6119.8+0.2 pts
fourth quarter of 2010118.7118.9+0.2 pts
first quarter of 2011119.0119.3+0.3 pts
second quarter of 2011120.3120.5+0.2 pts
third quarter of 2011118.4118.7+0.3 pts
fourth quarter of 2011119.1119.3+0.2 pts
first quarter of 2012122.3122.4+0.1 pts
second quarter of 2012124.5124.7+0.2 pts
third quarter of 2012125.9126.1+0.2 pts
fourth quarter of 2012125.9126.1+0.2 pts
first quarter of 2013129.5129.7+0.2 pts
second quarter of 2013132.4132.6+0.2 pts
third quarter of 2013131.9132.1+0.2 pts
fourth quarter of 2013131.8132.0+0.2 pts
first quarter of 2014134.5134.7+0.2 pts
second quarter of 2014137.2137.4+0.2 pts
third quarter of 2014134.9135.2+0.3 pts
fourth quarter of 2014134.8135.0+0.2 pts
first quarter of 2015137.5137.7+0.2 pts
second quarter of 2015138.1138.4+0.3 pts
third quarter of 2015136.7137.0+0.3 pts
fourth quarter of 2015134.7135.0+0.3 pts
first quarter of 2016137.4137.7+0.3 pts
second quarter of 2016137.8138.1+0.3 pts
third quarter of 2016134.8135.2+0.4 pts
fourth quarter of 2016134.2134.5+0.3 pts
first quarter of 2017135.8136.1+0.3 pts
second quarter of 2017136.8137.1+0.3 pts
third quarter of 2017136.4136.7+0.3 pts
fourth quarter of 2017133.7134.0+0.3 pts
first quarter of 2018135.2135.6+0.4 pts
second quarter of 2018135.7136.1+0.4 pts
third quarter of 2018135.6136.0+0.4 pts
fourth quarter of 2018134.1134.5+0.4 pts
first quarter of 2019135.7136.1+0.4 pts
second quarter of 2019136.8137.2+0.4 pts
third quarter of 2019136.0136.3+0.3 pts
fourth quarter of 2019133.8134.2+0.4 pts
first quarter of 2020136.8137.0+0.2 pts
second quarter of 2020148.2148.5+0.3 pts
third quarter of 2020153.2153.6+0.4 pts
fourth quarter of 2020154.3154.7+0.4 pts
first quarter of 2021157.6158.2+0.6 pts
second quarter of 2021153.4154.1+0.7 pts
third quarter of 2021150.8151.3+0.5 pts
fourth quarter of 2021145.7146.1+0.4 pts
first quarter of 2022146.6146.8+0.2 pts
second quarter of 2022143.9144.0+0.1 pts
fourth quarter of 2022138.3138.4+0.1 pts
first quarter of 2023137.1137.2+0.1 pts
second quarter of 2023137.7137.6−0.1 pts
third quarter of 2023135.5135.2−0.3 pts
fourth quarter of 2023134.8134.0−0.8 pts
first quarter of 2024135.2134.1−1.1 pts
second quarter of 2024136.9135.6−1.3 pts
third quarter of 2024136.3135.1−1.2 pts