Foreign assets in Italy

Italy: Foreign assets was 3.63 trillion current US$ in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
3.63 trillion current US$
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
13th
of 150 countries
All-time high
3.63 trillion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
587.04 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Italy, 1995–2020

1.0T2.0T3.0T4.0T1995200720201995: 587.0B current US$1996: 721.6B current US$1997: 818.9B current US$1998: 1.0T current US$1999: 1.1T current US$2000: 1.1T current US$2001: 1.1T current US$2002: 1.2T current US$2003: 1.6T current US$2004: 1.9T current US$2005: 1.9T current US$2006: 2.4T current US$2007: 2.8T current US$2008: 2.5T current US$2009: 2.7T current US$2010: 2.6T current US$2011: 2.5T current US$2012: 2.7T current US$2013: 2.8T current US$2014: 2.7T current US$2015: 2.6T current US$2016: 2.6T current US$2017: 3.1T current US$2018: 3.0T current US$2019: 3.2T current US$2020: 3.6T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Italy recorded 3.63 trillion current US$ for foreign assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Italy peaked at 3.63 trillion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 587.04 billion current US$, in 1995.

That places Italy 13th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 846.28 billion current US$ 587.04 billion current US$ 1.06 trillion current US$ 5
2000s 1.92 trillion current US$ 1.07 trillion current US$ 2.81 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 2.78 trillion current US$ 2.54 trillion current US$ 3.20 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 3.63 trillion current US$ 3.63 trillion current US$ 3.63 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 10 Switzerland 5.93 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 11 Canada 5.13 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 12 Singapore 4.72 trillion current US$ compare
  4. 14 Spain 2.81 trillion current US$ compare
  5. 15 Belgium 2.61 trillion current US$ compare
  6. 16 Australia 2.37 trillion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places β†’

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Italy?
Foreign assets in Italy was 3.63 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 3.63 trillion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 587.04 billion current US$ in 1995.
How does Italy rank for foreign assets?
Italy ranks 13th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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