In 2022, the Gross domestic product (GDP) in Italy reached roughly 33,000 euros per capita. When analyzed from the regional perspective, the highest GDP per capita can be observed in the Northern areas of the country. Trentino-South Tyrol led the ranking, with a GDP per inhabitant of almost 50,000 euros. Lombardy and Aosta Valley ranked in the second and third place, with a GDP per capita of 44,000 euros and 43,000 euros, respectively. The figure of Trentino-South Tyrol represented more than the double of the GDP per capita of the southern regions of Calabria, Sicily, Campania, Apulia, and Molise, confirming the critical divide between these two areas of the country.Economic performance of a country Gross domestic product per capita is an indicator of economic performance, calculated as a division of the total gross domestic product of a country in a certain period of time by its population. Whereas nominal and real GDP help to understand the economic strength of the country as a whole, per capita values illustrate the standard of living and wellbeing of the citizens. COVID-19 and GDPForecasts published at the end of 2019 estimated that Italy's economy would have experienced a slow growth during 2020. However, the outbreak of COVID-19 significantly changed this scenario. Different estimations on Italy's GDP growth have been published since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the most recent data from 2021 show the GDP decreased by 8.8 percent in 2020. Similarly, a forecast from December 2020 estimated that this figure might decline by 8.9 percent during 2021.

The snapshot provided by Prometeia about the economic situation throughout different Italian areas highlights that disparities are a serious issue in the country. Comparing the indexed GDP per capita in 2005, 2015, and 2025 it comes out not only that in the ***** of Italy the GDP per capita has always been twofold likened to the *****, but also that the gap is expected to further increase in 2025. In like manner, in 2018, the ******** regions ****************************** were the ones with the lowest GDP per capita, whereas at the top five of the ranking only ******** Italian regions could be found. Unemployment rates by macro-region The situation was not much different pertaining to unemployment. In 2020, the unemployment rate in the North oscillated between *** and *** percent, while in the South the rate reached **** percent. Overall, the estimated figures for 2021 and 2022 were not optimistic, given that the unemployment rate was expected to increase throughout Italy. However, the growth was forecasted to be more remarkable in the South than in the rest of the country. Italian economy  Undoubtedly, the economic crisis that occurred in Italy in 2008 together with its long-term repercussions contributed to accentuate already existing regional gaps. Currently, Italy is one of Europe’s largest economies. However, in 2018, it also was among the EU countries with the lowest GDP growth. Furthermore, in 2019, Italy was the sixth state with the highest public debt in relation to the gross domestic product worldwide.

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Italy GDP per Capita: IS: Sicily data was reported at 17,375.923 EUR in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,076.303 EUR for 2016. Italy GDP per Capita: IS: Sicily data is updated yearly, averaging 16,951.677 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,112.484 EUR in 2008 and a record low of 11,305.901 EUR in 1995. Italy GDP per Capita: IS: Sicily data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.

Italy GDP per Capita: IS: Sardinia data was reported at 20,300.872 EUR in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 19,943.654 EUR for 2016. Italy GDP per Capita: IS: Sardinia data is updated yearly, averaging 19,338.379 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20,470.013 EUR in 2008 and a record low of 12,156.157 EUR in 1995. Italy GDP per Capita: IS: Sardinia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.

Italy GDP per Capita: North West (NW) data was reported at 34,234.228 EUR in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 33,633.947 EUR for 2015. Italy GDP per Capita: North West (NW) data is updated yearly, averaging 31,587.028 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34,234.228 EUR in 2016 and a record low of 21,588.354 EUR in 1995. Italy GDP per Capita: North West (NW) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.

According to data, the GDP per capita in the North-West of the country was the highest among all Italian macro-regions. On the contrary, the southern regions and the islands recorded the lowest GDP per capita.

GDP per Capita: Center (CE) data was reported at 29,905.279 EUR in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 29,421.745 EUR for 2015. GDP per Capita: Center (CE) data is updated yearly, averaging 29,012.551 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31,089.171 EUR in 2007 and a record low of 19,363.447 EUR in 1995. GDP per Capita: Center (CE) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.

GDP per Capita: South (SO) data was reported at 18,411.924 EUR in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,985.636 EUR for 2015. GDP per Capita: South (SO) data is updated yearly, averaging 17,306.969 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,411.924 EUR in 2016 and a record low of 11,480.854 EUR in 1995. GDP per Capita: South (SO) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.

On average, half of the Italian employees were satisfied with their job in 2023. The largest satisfaction was recorded in Aosta Valley and Trentino-South Tyrol, two autonomous regions with the highest GDP per capita and that range among the ones with the highest average gross salaries nationwide. In contrast, only 40 percent of employees in Campania, Basilicata, and Calabria were satisfied with their jobs.

Italy GDP per Capita: NW: Lombardia data was reported at 36,807.078 EUR in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 36,120.633 EUR for 2015. Italy GDP per Capita: NW: Lombardia data is updated yearly, averaging 33,661.758 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36,807.078 EUR in 2016 and a record low of 23,345.839 EUR in 1995. Italy GDP per Capita: NW: Lombardia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.

Between 2000 and 2011, all the regions in the central and eastern Member States recorded an increase in GDP per head in PPS relative to the EU average.The biggest increases were typically in the capital city regions. In the less developed regions in Greece, Italy and Portugal (except Açores), however, there was no increase in GDP per head relative to the EU average, due in Greece to the severe effect of the crisis.

Change in index, EU28 = 100. Source: Eurostat

In 1900, GDP per capita in Southern Europe was just over half of the rate in Western Europe, while it was just 39 percent across Central and Eastern Europe. By 1950, Central and Eastern Europe's GDP per capita had risen to 51 percent of Western Europe's, while Southern Europe's GDP per capita had fallen to 44 percent. Post-war recovery across the south was comparatively slower than the West due to the lack of American investment in the fascist states of Spain and Portugal, the civil war in Greece, and the lack of industrialization in Italy. As these factors reversed or concluded in the 1950s, Southern Europe's economic development fell more in line with that of the rest of Western Europe in this decade, with Italy, in particular, emerging as one of the world's leading economies.

Italy GDP per Capita: SO: Puglia data was reported at 17,400.282 EUR in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,279.014 EUR for 2015. Italy GDP per Capita: SO: Puglia data is updated yearly, averaging 16,498.044 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17,405.458 EUR in 2007 and a record low of 11,083.600 EUR in 1995. Italy GDP per Capita: SO: Puglia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.

Italy GDP per Capita: NW: Liguria data was reported at 31,060.034 EUR in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 30,653.934 EUR for 2015. Italy GDP per Capita: NW: Liguria data is updated yearly, averaging 28,369.508 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31,060.034 EUR in 2016 and a record low of 18,091.063 EUR in 1995. Italy GDP per Capita: NW: Liguria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.

The economic costs of organized crime have been estimated for the case of southern Italy by Pinotti (Economic Journal 2015; 125, F203?F232, 2015): using synthetic control methods, he finds that, due to the advent of the Italian Mafia in the regions Apulia and Basilicata, GDP per capita dropped by 16%. Replicating this study in a narrow sense by estimating the same model with the same data, but using different software implementations, we observe minor differences stemming from the different implementations. By identifying the correct implementation, we find that the loss in GDP per capita due to the presence of the Mafia has been slightly overestimated.

Italy GDP per Capita: SO: Campania data was reported at 18,216.760 EUR in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,472.759 EUR for 2015. Italy GDP per Capita: SO: Campania data is updated yearly, averaging 16,979.587 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,224.749 EUR in 2008 and a record low of 11,334.749 EUR in 1995. Italy GDP per Capita: SO: Campania data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.

Italy GDP per Capita: CE: Marche data was reported at 26,417.192 EUR in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 25,940.398 EUR for 2015. Italy GDP per Capita: CE: Marche data is updated yearly, averaging 24,965.910 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27,103.904 EUR in 2007 and a record low of 16,589.230 EUR in 1995. Italy GDP per Capita: CE: Marche data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.

In the build up to the Second World War, the United States was the major power with the highest gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in the world. In 1938, the United States also had the highest overall GDP in the world, and by a significant margin, however differences in GDP per person were much smaller. Switzerland In terms of countries that played a notable economic role in the war, the neutral country of Switzerland had the highest GDP per capita in the world. A large part of this was due to the strength of Switzerland's financial system. Most major currencies abandoned the gold standard early in the Great Depression, however the Swiss Franc remained tied to it until late 1936. This meant that it was the most stable, freely convertible currency available as the world recovered from the Depression, and other major powers of the time sold large amounts of gold to Swiss banks in order to trade internationally. Switzerland was eventually surrounded on all sides by Axis territories and lived under the constant threat of invasion in the war's early years, however Swiss strategic military planning and economic leverage made an invasion potentially more expensive than it was worth. Switzerland maintained its neutrality throughout the war, trading with both sides, although its financial involvement in the Holocaust remains a point of controversy. Why look at GDP per capita? While overall GDP is a stronger indicator of a state's ability to fund its war effort, GDP per capita is more useful in giving context to a country's economic power in relation to its size and providing an insight into living standards and wealth distribution across societies. For example, Germany and the USSR had fairly similar GDPs in 1938, whereas Germany's per capita GDP was more than double that of the Soviet Union. Germany was much more industrialized and technologically advanced than the USSR, and its citizens generally had a greater quality of life. However these factors did not guarantee victory - the fact that the Soviet Union could better withstand the war of attrition and call upon its larger population to replenish its forces greatly contributed to its eventual victory over Germany in 1945.

Italy GDP per Capita: NE: Veneto data was reported at 31,730.374 EUR in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 31,087.991 EUR for 2015. Italy GDP per Capita: NE: Veneto data is updated yearly, averaging 29,186.692 EUR from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31,730.374 EUR in 2016 and a record low of 20,040.036 EUR in 1995. Italy GDP per Capita: NE: Veneto data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.A036: ESA 2010: GDP per Capita: By Region.