Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Italy
Italy: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.6448 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Italy, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.6448 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Italy peaked at 0.8913 National currency per US dollar in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2084 National currency per US dollar, in 1970.
Italy ranks 47th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Italy, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2084 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 0.2109 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2172 National currency per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2354 National currency per US dollar | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2596 National currency per US dollar | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2809 National currency per US dollar | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3153 National currency per US dollar | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3476 National currency per US dollar | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3647 National currency per US dollar | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3868 National currency per US dollar | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4207 National currency per US dollar | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4555 National currency per US dollar | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5059 National currency per US dollar | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.559 National currency per US dollar | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5991 National currency per US dollar | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6313 National currency per US dollar | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6566 National currency per US dollar | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6694 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6822 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6963 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7116 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7361 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.754 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7751 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.798 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8286 National currency per US dollar | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8478 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8442 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8466 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.845 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8493 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8631 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8778 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.88 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8906 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8913 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8807 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.876 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.847 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8349 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8191 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8195 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8292 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8196 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8254 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8286 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7863 National currency per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7776 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7623 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7234 National currency per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7138 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6999 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6604 National currency per US dollar | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6315 National currency per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6252 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6448 National currency per US dollar | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2827 National currency per US dollar | 0.2084 National currency per US dollar | 0.3868 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5876 National currency per US dollar | 0.4207 National currency per US dollar | 0.6963 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7987 National currency per US dollar | 0.7116 National currency per US dollar | 0.8478 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8691 National currency per US dollar | 0.8349 National currency per US dollar | 0.8913 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7991 National currency per US dollar | 0.7234 National currency per US dollar | 0.8292 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6626 National currency per US dollar | 0.6252 National currency per US dollar | 0.7138 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 44 France 0.7325 National currency per US dollar compare
- 45 Germany 0.7189 National currency per US dollar compare
- 46 United Kingdom 0.7015 National currency per US dollar compare
- 48 Malta 0.6104 National currency per US dollar compare
- 49 Spain 0.6079 National currency per US dollar compare
- 50 Cyprus 0.5923 National currency per US dollar compare
More population data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 52,250 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3544 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.676 (2100)
- Population density 119.63 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.26 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.676 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.3543 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 312,849 (2024)
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 0.6448 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 0.8913 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 0.2084 National currency per US dollar in 1970.
- How does Italy rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Italy ranks 47th out of 53 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 22.2%. 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 household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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