Italy: Economic freedom rating

Scores are from 0 to 100, higher scores are more desirable i.e. more conducive to economic growth. The lower the score, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys.

• Free 80 - 100;
• Mostly Free 70 - 79.9;
• Moderately Free 60 - 69.9;
• Mostly Unfree 50 to 59.9; and
• Repressed 0 - 49.9.

Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal

Italy does not publish any official house price or rents time-series. Nomisma has published average prices for 13 urban areas, semi-annually, since December 1990. Il Consulente Immobiliare, a real estate industry-related review edited by Il sole 24 Ore media group gathers information semi annually based on actual house sales. Neither are freely available. General economic statistics for Italy come from the Bank of Italy and the National Institute of Statistics.