Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Italy

Italy: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.6045 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.6045 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
45th
of 51 countries
All-time high
0.8581 National currency per US dollar
in 2005
All-time low
0.2085 National currency per US dollar
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025

Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Italy, 1970–2025

0.20.40.60.8197019972025

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.

Analysis

In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Italy stood at 0.6045 National currency per US dollar.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Italy peaked at 0.8581 National currency per US dollar in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2085 National currency per US dollar, in 1970.

That places Italy 45th out of 51 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2782 National currency per US dollar 0.2085 National currency per US dollar 0.3789 National currency per US dollar 10
1980s 0.576 National currency per US dollar 0.4135 National currency per US dollar 0.6863 National currency per US dollar 10
1990s 0.7905 National currency per US dollar 0.7073 National currency per US dollar 0.8386 National currency per US dollar 10
2000s 0.828 National currency per US dollar 0.8101 National currency per US dollar 0.8581 National currency per US dollar 10
2010s 0.7579 National currency per US dollar 0.6851 National currency per US dollar 0.7863 National currency per US dollar 10
2020s 0.6216 National currency per US dollar 0.5918 National currency per US dollar 0.6673 National currency per US dollar 6

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 42 United Kingdom 0.6776 National currency per US dollar compare
  2. 43 Germany 0.6733 National currency per US dollar compare
  3. 44 France 0.6566 National currency per US dollar compare
  4. 46 Malta 0.5909 National currency per US dollar compare
  5. 47 Cyprus 0.5653 National currency per US dollar compare
  6. 48 Spain 0.562 National currency per US dollar compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Italy?
Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Italy was 0.6045 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8581 National currency per US dollar in 2005.
What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2085 National currency per US dollar in 1970.
How does Italy rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
Italy ranks 45th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption
Unit
National currency per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
67 places, 2,283 data points, 1970–2025
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This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org