Italy vs United States: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Italy buys about what

$145

buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in the United States buys what $68.96 buys in Italy. Prices across Italy's economy average 69% of the United States', so a dollar goes 45% further in Italy.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureItalyUnited States
Economy
Population58.9 million341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$2.55 trillion$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$43,309$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$62,803$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%69%100%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.45 in the US$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$48.79 a day2023 survey · $17,808 a year · income$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureItalyUnited States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$3.70 trillion$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.6103Euro1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$42,080$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$62,870$89,490

World Bank income groups: Italy, high income; United States, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Italy
  • United States
Year-by-year table
YearItalyUnited States
2025$53,606$76,931
2024$53,285$75,698
2023$52,843$74,352
2022$52,333$72,829
2021$49,825$71,441
2020$45,505$67,407
2019$49,691$69,121
2018$49,356$67,728
2017$48,849$66,164
2016$47,988$65,026
2015$47,312$64,368
2014$46,826$63,027
2013$46,833$61,967
2012$47,796$61,142
2011$49,473$60,253
2010$49,302$59,797
2009$48,774$58,722
2008$51,806$60,806
2007$52,747$61,314
2006$52,304$60,684
2005$51,586$59,612
2004$51,495$58,139
2003$51,126$56,505
2002$51,369$55,443
2001$51,332$55,024
2000$50,353$55,046

Italy vs United States: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.