Here they are: https://tradingeconomics.com/italy/government-debt-to-gdp https://tradingeconomics.com/italy/government-debt-to-gdp https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-

Here they are: https://tradingeconomics.com/italy/government-debt-to-gdp https://tradingeconomics.com/italy/government-debt-to-gdp https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rj28mXbk6V8/TsEC58hZftI/AAAAAAAAAPY/cz9RMOQcXb0/s1600/Italy+Debt.jpg https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rj28mXbk6V8/TsEC58hZftI/AAAAAAAAA... Sure, we were growing, but more than that we were growing our public debt. I'm no economist, but this doesn't seem the sign of a healthy economy to me.