Italy: Financial openness

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 Italy

Financial openness index

 Latest value 2.299
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1970 - 2021
 Average 0.948
 Min - Max -1.931 - 2.299
 Source Chinn-Ito Index
The latest value from 2021 is 2.299 index points, unchanged from 2.299 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.322 index points, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Italy from 1970 to 2021 is 0.948 index points. The minimum value, -1.931 index points, was reached in 1975 while the maximum of 2.299 index points was recorded in 1994. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Italy - Financial openness  - Recent values chart

Historical series
Italy - Financial openness  - historical chart - 1970-2021




Definition: The Chinn-Ito index measures a country's degree of capital account openness and was introduced in Chinn and Ito (Journal of Development Economics, 2006). It is based on variables that codify the restrictions on cross-border financial transactions in the IMF's Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions. Higher values mean greater financial openness.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 99.14 2021 percent
 Trade openness 68.73 2023 percent
 Financial openness 2.299 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 35.05 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 790.43 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 0.18 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 33.67 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 759.28 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.47 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 62.73 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 3,673.58 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 0.50 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars 11.55 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 1.38 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 37.43 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 247.40 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.47 2023 percent
 Remittances 10,706.24 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions 10,469.18 2023 million USD
 Foreign exchange reserves 264.41 9/2024 billion
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