Italy: Q4 2025 GDP Confirmed at +0.3% Q/Q; 2026 Outlook Remains Unchanged
Italy’s Q4-25 GDP growth came in at +0.3% q/q (+0.8% y/y, unchanged from the preliminary estimate) after +0.2% in Q3, implying a GDP growing on average by +0.7% in 2025. According to the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), Q4 GDP growth was driven by domestic demand. Detailed figures of demand components indicate a growth driven by both final consumption expenditures (+0.1% q/q after +0 .3 % in Q3) and gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), which rose by a strong 0.9% q/q. By contrast, net trade contributed negatively to growth with exports falling by 1.2% and imports by 1.0%. Loo...