Italy is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe with the third largest nominal GDP in the eurozone and the eighth largest in the world. As an advanced economy, the country also possesses the sixth largest national wealth and is ranked third for its central bank gold reserve. Italy has a very high level of human development and ranks sixth in the world for life expectancy.
This list shows firms in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks firms by 2018 total revenues reported before 31 March 2019. Only the top five firms (if available) are included as a sample.
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.