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20/10/2021 by

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Italy

Country context

  • GDP per capita: 46 613 USD (2021)
  • Government debt: 183.5% of GDP (2021)
  • Population: 59.4 million (2020)
  • General Governance Investment: 14.3% of GFCF (2020)
  • Subnational direct investment: 53.5% of general government (2019)
  • Infrastructure quality: 84.1/100 (2019)
  • Internet access: 90.5% of all households (2021)
  • Air and GHG emissions: 4.7t CO2 emissions/capita (2020)

Source: OECD and World Economic Forum

Italy data

Long-term strategic vision for infrastructure

Fiscal sustainability, affordability, and value for money

Efficient and effective public procurement

Transparent, systematic and effective stakeholder participation

Coherent, predictable, and efficient regulatory framework

Whole-of-government approach to manage threats to integrity

Evidence-informed decision making

Ensuring asset performance throughout its life

Environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure

Consistency of country performance in each pillar

Good infrastructure governance requires improvements across different dimensions. Preferably, countries should make progress in all dimensions involved in each of the pillars. Consistency is measured using the coefficient of variation; pay particular attention to pillars with low consistency as they may require more nuanced analysis.

  • Low
  • High

Case studies

  • National Commission for Public Debate
  • Bicocca-Catenanuova railway line
  • Planning and management of the Ridracoli dam
  • Sustainability criteria in the design of the Nodo Verde
  • Milan’s M4 metro line
  • Milan-Malpensa Airport
  • Conferences for cross-government dialogue
  • Milan’s 2020 Adaptation Strategy

Related publications

  • Developing an Integrated Approach to Green Infrastructure in Italy (2023)
  • Fostering Effective Energy Transition, World Economic Forum (2021)
  • ITF Transport Outlook 2021
  • Italian National Research Infrastructure Plan (2020)
  • Green Infrastructure Italy (2020)
  • National recovery and resilience plan (2020)
  • Budgetary Governance in Practice: Italy (2019)

Links to useful data

  • 2022 OECD Governance of Infrastructure Dataset
  • 2020 OECD Governance of Infrastructure Dataset
  • 2018 OECD Governance of Capital Budgeting and Infrastructure Dataset
  • Italy – Country Overview, InfraCompass, Global Infrastructure Hub
  • Country profile of Italy, OECD
  • World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment, Italy

Relevant public institutions

  • The Presidency of the Council of Ministers
  • Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility
  • Ministry of Economy and Finance

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