Italy's debt-to-GDP ratio was 143.5%
in the January-March 2023 period, down from 144.4% in the
previous quarter, Eurostat said on Friday.
It said the eurozone's debt-to-GDP ratio was 91.2% in the same
period, down from 91.4% in the previous quarter.
The debt-to-GDP ratio for the EU as a whole also fell, from
83.8% to 83.7%, according to Eurostat.
Italy had the second highest debt-to-GDP ratio after Greece
(168.3%).
It was followed by Portugal (113.8%), Spain (112.8%), France
(112.4%) and Belgium (107.4%).
The countries with the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio were Estonia
(17.2%), Bulgaria (22.5%), Luxembourg (28.0%) and Denmark
(29.4%).
Photo: Palazzo Koch in Rome, the headquarters of the Bank of
Italy.
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