Country comparison Italy vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.7%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q39,580Kchart7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,199,619Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$2,380,825Mchart$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,310chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,224chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€564,577Mchart€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20242,966,915chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,210,019chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024134.90%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€50,343chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,468chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-73,937chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-81,746chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.40%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,109,154.0chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,199,364.2chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202281,318.2chart99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202285,588.4chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20227.41%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024137,456,000,000.0chart67,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024148,779,625,280.0chart91,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.44%chart15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202435,397.3chart44,404.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202438,313.3chart48,048.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.18%chart11.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.40%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€18,820chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$20,351chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,378chart€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,452chart$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€2,331chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$2,523chart$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€600chart€8582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$647chart$9282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/23/2025Baa3Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/11/2025BBB+AA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/03/2021BBBAA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202356chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201930ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202441.1chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202471ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202426ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20255.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.6%chart2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q31,440Kchart814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$1,418.52025NMW [+]
€1,368.22025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$38,550chart$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€35,616chart€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201735ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1,718.110001/22/2026Euro / South Korean won [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.8543chart1,472.800001/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/22/20263.53%
Risk Premium [+]01/22/202664
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/21/2026-1.01%chart17.52%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20252.0%chart3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20251.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-0.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202058ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20251.4%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20242,975,569chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202225.50chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2023880,085chart4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021765.75chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.5%chart28.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]10/01/201322.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202249,811,000chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€622,607.0Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$673,897.4Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202428.31%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€574,319.7Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$621,632.2Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202426.11%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€48,287.2Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$52,265.2Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20242.20%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20250.7%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201537ºchart60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024195chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202433ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.40‰chart1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20179,287.4chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202010.78%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.50%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.30‰chart4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201717,369.1chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.00‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.21chart0.752024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.10‰chart4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202418.9%
Population [+]202458,934,177chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20206,386,998chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,258,831chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.906chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202487ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart83.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20233,821chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20226.53chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023338chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.57chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20235.19chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202485
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021497.9
Consumption GWh [+]2023287,394chart564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023254,659chart583,8712023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025198,523chart35,93412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202526,969,562chart34,571,87312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202349,484,584chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20253,368.55chart694.3612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023150,321,540chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
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