Italy holds 17th place in the global attractiveness ranking
TEHA Group's 2026 Global Attractiveness Index, presented at the Cernobbio forum, kept Italy in 17th place with 62.1 points, up 1.3 points from the previous score. Closing the same forum, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said Italy was more respected abroad than at home. The index and the minister's assessment put the country's externally perceived economic standing on the agenda through two different measures at one gathering.
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Score rises while rank holds
TEHA Group's 2026 Global Attractiveness Index placed Italy 17th with 62.1 points. The score rose 1.3 points from 60.8, although the country's rank was unchanged. The results were presented at the Cernobbio forum. On the closing day of the same gathering, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said Italy was more respected abroad than at home. He recalled saying when he first became economy minister that the government would not behave like superstars, then used the image of a ship staying afloat to describe the outcome.[1], [2]
Index maps 146 economies
The index compares 146 economies across openness, innovation, endowment and efficiency, using more than 90 million data points. The United States leads on 100, followed by China on 93.1, Singapore on 85.1 and Germany on 82.7, with the United Kingdom fifth. Giorgetti's remarks at the same forum extended to the approaching election campaign and international coordination. He said that, in a world where crises were not being addressed adequately, G20 countries needed a synthesis in their economic and political alliances.[1], [2]
Ranking is linked to investment decisions
TEHA Group chief executive Valerio De Molli said companies and institutions follow country-attractiveness rankings closely when making strategic decisions. Pasquale Frega, chief executive of index contributor Philip Morris Italia, said the result confirmed that Italy continued to attract long-term investors. Those assessments give a measurable frame to Giorgetti's claim that the country commands more respect abroad. The minister offered no figures for the coming budget; the concrete measure presented at the forum was Italy's 62.1 score and unchanged 17th-place rank.[1], [2]
