# Italy → Germany economic convergence

Indicator: GDP per capita (PPP) (constant 2021 international $)
Latest shared data: 2025
Italy: $53,606
Germany: $62,824
Italy is at 85% of Germany.

## Scenario

Italy annual growth: 1.3% (trailing 10-year average)
Germany annual growth: 0.5% (trailing 10-year average)

## Result

If Italy grew 1.3% a year and Germany 0.5% a year, Italy would catch up with Germany on GDP per capita (PPP) in about 19 years, around 2045. This is a scenario, not a forecast.

| Year | Italy | Germany |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 2026 | $54,303 | $63,138 |
| 2031 | $57,926 | $64,732 |
| 2036 | $61,790 | $66,367 |
| 2041 | $65,912 | $68,043 |
| 2045 | $69,407 | $69,414 |
| 2046 | $70,309 | $69,761 |
| 2051 | $75,000 | $71,522 |

## Links

- Explore this scenario: https://mountaintoclimb.com/?chaser=ITA&target=DEU&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&cg=0.013&tmode=growing&tg=0.005&baseYear=2023&adjC=0&adjT=0
- Chart (SVG): https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/chart.svg?chaser=ITA&target=DEU&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.013&target_growth_rate=0.005&base_year=2023
- JSON: https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/convergence?chaser=ITA&target=DEU&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.013&target_growth_rate=0.005&base_year=2023
- Methodology: https://mountaintoclimb.com/methodology
- Canonical: https://mountaintoclimb.com/compare/italy/germany

Source: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD. A scenario, not a forecast: the result follows only from the stated growth rates.