Italy: Sovereign debt average maturity
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| Italy |
Sovereign debt average maturity, in years |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 6.95 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2011 - 2024 |
| Average | 6.74 |
| Min - Max | 6.25 - 7.18 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 6.95 percent, an increase from 6.89 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 7.99 percent, based on data from 94 countries. Historically, the average for Italy from 2011 to 2024 is 6.74 percent. The minimum value, 6.25 percent, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 7.18 percent was recorded in 2011.
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| Recent values | Italy: Sovereign debt average maturity |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.95 |
| 2023 | 6.89 |
| 2022 | 7.00 |
| 2021 | 6.88 |
| 2020 | 6.79 |
| 2019 | 6.71 |
| 2018 | 6.87 |
| 2017 | 6.87 |
Definition: The average maturity of the general government debt in years. The source for these data is: Kose, M. Ayhan, Sergio Kurlat, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara. 2022. "A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space." Journal of International Money and Finance 128 (November): 102682.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Government expenditure | 101.45 | Q2/2026 | billion |
| Long-term interest rate | 3.88 | 7/2026 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 25.60 | 2024 | percent |
| Taxes on goods and services | 23.66 | 2024 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 0.01 | 1989 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 34.70 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt | 135.33 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt in foreign currency, percent | 0.04 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt held by non-residents | 30.87 | 2024 | percent |
| Sovereign debt average maturity | 6.95 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 16.25 | 2024 | percent |