# Services led Italy’s nominal value-added growth in 2024

> Istat counted 0.5% more enterprises and 1.1% more employment; services value added grew 4.2%.

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- Country: Italy
- Published: 2026-10-15T14:33:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-15T14:33:34+00:00
- Event / data period: 2024
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Istat’s structural business statistics published on 15 October show that Italy had more than 4.5 million enterprises in 2024, up 0.5% year on year. Nominal value added grew 2.5% overall and 4.2% in services; the increase was 0.6% in industry, while construction fell 0.5%.

Employment rose 1.1%, including a 1.3% increase in services. Just over 200,000 enterprises organised in groups generated 66.4% of turnover and 58.7% of value added. Value-added changes are nominal, and outcomes differed between grouped and independent enterprises.

## Data

### Value-added growth in Italy, 2024

Annual change in nominal value added, as reported by Istat.

Methodology: Istat-reported changes from 2023 to 2024 are transcribed. Sector categories follow the source.

| Sector | Annual change (%) |
|---|---|
| All enterprises | 2.5 |
| Services | 4.2 |
| Industry | 0.6 |
| Construction | -0.5 |

Sources: <https://www.istat.it/en/press-release/structural-business-statistics-enterprises-and-enterprise-groups-year-2024/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/italy-enterprises-value-added-2024-istat/data/nominal-value-added-growth?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/italy-enterprises-value-added-2024-istat/data/nominal-value-added-growth?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Istat](<https://www.istat.it/en/press-release/structural-business-statistics-enterprises-and-enterprise-groups-year-2024/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-15)

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