# Italy Government Debt to GDP

Italy Government Debt to GDP was 139.9% in Q2 2026, up 1.3 percentage points from Q1 2026 and up 2.3 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since Q3 2022.
Among the 38 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 3rd highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 134.0% (Q4 2017) to 158.2% (Q1 2021), averaging 139.5%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `IT.GOVDEBT.Q.NSA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: % of GDP
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (106 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/italy/government-debt-to-gdp

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 139.9% |
| Q1 2026 | 138.6% |
| Q4 2025 | 136.7% |
| Q3 2025 | 137.1% |
| Q2 2025 | 137.6% |
| Q1 2025 | 136.7% |
| Q4 2024 | 134.3% |
| Q3 2024 | 135.1% |
| Q2 2024 | 135.6% |
| Q1 2024 | 134.1% |
| Q4 2023 | 134.0% |
| Q3 2023 | 135.2% |
| Q2 2023 | 137.6% |
| Q1 2023 | 137.2% |
| Q4 2022 | 138.4% |
| Q3 2022 | 139.9% |
| Q2 2022 | 144.0% |
| Q1 2022 | 146.8% |
| Q4 2021 | 146.1% |
| Q3 2021 | 151.3% |
| Q2 2021 | 154.1% |
| Q1 2021 | 158.2% |
| Q4 2020 | 154.7% |
| Q3 2020 | 153.6% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.GOVDEBT.Q.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.GOVDEBT.Q.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```