Italy's gni per capita rose from US$21.9k in 1996 to US$42.1k in 2025.
Italy · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
28th of 181 · 16th in Europe & C. Asia
Italy's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $22.9k in 1996 to intl $62.9k in 2025.
Italy's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 8,994 in 1995 to PPS 22.6k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
23rd of 129 · 16th in Europe & C. Asia
Italy's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$17.3k in 1996 to US$20k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
31st of 57 · 27th in Europe & C. Asia
Italy's gini index rose from 31.2 in 1986 to 34.3 in 2023.
Italy's income share held by highest 10% rose from 23.7 % in 1986 to 25.8 % in 2023.
Italy's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 7.7 % in 1986 to 6.6 % in 2023.
Poverty
Italy's extreme poverty rose from 0.4 % in 1986 to 0.9 % in 2023.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
35th of 73 · 27th in Europe & C. Asia*
Italy's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 18.9 % in 2003 to 20.1 % in 2021.
Italy's at-risk-of-poverty rate fell from 20.0 % in 1995 to 18.6 % in 2025.