Italy’s debt-to-GDP ratio down to 144% says Eurostat – English

(ANSA) – ROME, APR 21 – Italy’s debt-to-GDP ratio was 144% in
the October-December 2022 period, down from 145.9% in the
previous quarter, the third biggest drop registered in the EU,
Eurostat said on Friday.
   
It said the eurozone’s debt-to-GDP ratio was 91.6% in the same
period, down from 93% in the previous quarter.
   
The debt-to-GDP ratio for the EU as a whole also fell, from
85.1% to 84%.
   
The Bank of Italy said last week that, in absolute terms,
Italy’s public debt in February increased by 21.6 billion euros
from the previous month to reach a record 2,772 billion euros.
   
(ANSA).