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This is a history of the economy of Italy. For more information on historical, cultural, demographic and sociological developments in Italy, see the chronological era articles in the template to the right. For more information on specific political and governmental regimes in Italy, see the Kingdom and Fascist regime articles. The economic history of pre-unitarian Italy traces the economic and social changes of the Italian territory from Roman times to the unification of Italy (1860).
Until the end of the 16th century, Italy was highly prosperous relative to other parts of Europe. From the end of the 16th century, Italy stagnated relative to other parts of Europe.[1] At the time of Italian unification, Italy's GDP per capita was about half of that of Britain.[1][2] By the 1980s, Italy had similar GDP per capita as Great Britain.[2][3] Since the mid-1990s, the Italian economy has declined in both relative and absolute terms,[3] as well as experienced a decline in aggregate productivity.[4]
- ^ a b Malanima, Paolo (2020). "The Italian Economy Before Unification, 1300–1861". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190625979.013.536. ISBN 9780190625979. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ a b Gomellini, Matteo; Toniolo, Gianni (2017), "The Industrialization of Italy, 1861–1971", The Spread of Modern Industry to the Periphery since 1871, Oxford University Press, pp. 115–141, ISBN 0-19-875364-0
- ^ a b Bastasin, Carlo; Toniolo, Gianni (2023). The Rise and Fall of the Italian Economy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-009-23534-1.
- ^ Pellegrino, Bruno; Zingales, Luigi (2017). Diagnosing the Italian Disease (Report). National Bureau of Economic Research.