The structural difficulties of the Italian economy Our country has a number of strengths it can draw on to support economic activity in unfavourable conditions. In this decade, goods exports have kept pace with foreign demand, interrupting the protracted decline in Italy’s share of the global market.
The current account balance turned positive again in 2013 and for three years now the surplus has stood at around 2.5 per cent of GDP; the net international investment position is practically in balance.