Italy vs Netherlands

Italy vs Netherlands: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 137.1% of GDP in Italy and 44.7% of GDP in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 92.4 percentage points, or 3.07 times that in Netherlands.

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% of GDP · IMF

Italy vs Netherlands: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 137.1% of GDP in Italy and 44.7% of GDP in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 92.4 percentage points, or 3.07 times that in Netherlands.
ItalyNetherlandsIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
  • In 2025, Italy ranked 3 and Netherlands ranked 93 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Italy at 135.6% of GDP and Netherlands at 48% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearItalyNetherlands
2025137.144.7
2024134.744
2023133.945.9
2022138.448.4
2021145.850.5
2020154.453.4
2019133.947.7
2018134.251.6
2017133.756
2016134.260.9
2015134.863.8
2014134.867.2
2013131.967.2
2012125.965.7
2011119.161.2
2010118.858.9
2009116.156.3
2008105.854.4
2007103.542.7
2006106.345
2005106.249.6
2004104.750.1
2003105.149.8
2002105.948.7
2001108.549.4
2000108.752.2
1999113.158.6
1998113.962.7
1997116.565.7
1996118.971.3
1995119.173
1994130.873.5
1993124.176.7
199211375.6
1991105.374.8
1990101.775
198998.473.7
198895.773.7
1987–71.3
1986–69
1985–67.1
1984–61.9
1983–58.4
1982–52.4
1981–46.9
1980–43.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearItalyNetherlands
2026137.945.4
2027137.645.7
202813745.8
2029136.246.3
2030135.847.1
2031135.648

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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