自2011年欧洲主权债务危机爆发以来，意大利经济遭受重创，之后逐步复苏。虽然近两年意大利的就业状况持续改善，国内需求逐步回暖，但是自2017年底起，由贸易和制造业生产下滑导致的全球经济下行也使意大利经济开始步入大幅下行轨道，2019年这一趋势更为明显。由于利率走低，政府部门偿还公共债务利息的压力明显减小，但是公债与GDP比例短期内难以显著下降。意大利的经济前景在很大程度上有赖于稳定的政治与政策环境，以及结构性改革的进一步深化。
Italy suffered enormously from the European sovereign debt crisis that broke up in 2011. Since then，it has gradually recovered. The trade-and manufacturing-induced global downturn that started at the end of 2017 produced a substantial slowdown for the Italian economy，although employment has continued to rise and domestic demand has remained resilient，especially in 2019. Public accounts have benefited from the sharp decline in the cost of borrowing，but a sustainable decline in the debt-to-GDP ratio is not yet in sight. The outlook for the economy heavily hinges on a stable political and policy environment and the deepening of structural reforms.
