Italy vs Lower middle income: GDP per unit of energy use

Italy
27.92 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Lower middle income
14.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Italy rank
16th
Lower middle income rank
14th

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Italy
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 27.92 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 14.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.4 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 171 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 8.05 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.94 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 3.11 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Italy
2000s 10.06 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 7.14 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.92 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Italy
2010s 15.12 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.99 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 5.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Italy
2020s 22.22 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 13.3 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 8.92 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Italy or Lower middle income?
Italy, at 27.92 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 14.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Italy and Lower middle income?
13.4 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lower middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Lower middle income rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Italy ranks 16th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.