Italy's GDP rose by 0.5% 2025, deficit dropped to 3.1% - Istat

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 2 - Italy's GDP grew by 0.5% in volume in 2025 with respect to the previous year, while its deficit-to-GDP ratio fell to 3.1% last year from 3.4% in 2024, Istat said on Monday. The national statistics agency said Italy's debt-to-GDP ratio rose to 137.1% from 134.7% in 2024, while the tax burden climbed to 43.1% of GDP in 2025, up from 42.4%. Istat stressed that the deficit figure was not definitive and could be amended before April 21. A figure of below 3% would enable Ital...

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