National value added is mainly produced in northern regions: 37.7% in the North-west and 25.4% in the North-east, followed by the Centre with 20.5% and the Southern regions with 16.4%.
In 2017, for the first time, Alessandria, Padova and Trieste entered the top 20 provincial capitals in terms of labour productivity, calculated as value added per person employed.
5% of largest municipalities in terms of resident population accounted for 57.8% of national value added.