5. Italy
Italy is recovering despite political unrest, a weak economy, and a dearth of meaningful changes. The economy has improved recently, but in 2012 and 2013, industrial output shrank by 2.4% and 1.8%, respectively. With smaller neighbors like France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and other European economies, the nation is attempting to forge closer financial links.
Despite a decline in bad loans in the banking industry, Italy continues to suffer numerous long-standing governance issues, such as a rigid labor market, stagnating productivity, high tax rates, and a large amount of government debt. Due to these flaws, Italy's fiscal development is being restrained, and its growth rate is still lower than that of its European counterparts.
The GDP is $2.072 trillion.
GDP ($2.394 trillion, PPP)
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