Italy’s economic momentum strengthened at the end of 2025, with gross domestic product expanding by 0.8% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, up from 0.6% in the previous quarter. The latest figures, updated on 30 January 2026, point to a modest but improving growth trajectory for the eurozone’s third-largest economy.
The previous reading, recorded for the third quarter of 2025, showed GDP up 0.6% compared with the same period a year earlier. The fourth-quarter improvement to 0.8% indicates that Italy managed to slightly accelerate its recovery pace on a year-over-year basis, suggesting firmer underlying demand compared with late 2024.
These year-on-year comparisons measure how much GDP has changed relative to the same quarter a year earlier. The “previous” figure reflects the change in the third quarter of 2025 versus the third quarter of 2024, while the “actual” shows the change in the fourth quarter of 2025 against the fourth quarter of 2024, highlighting a gradual pickup in Italian economic activity heading into 2026.
