Trade as a share of GDP in Italy

Trade in goods and services was equal to 62.5% of GDP in Italy in 2025.

Measure: Trade as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1970 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Italy, 2025 62.5% % of GDP
Change from 2024 −0.1percentage points 2024: 62.6%
European Union, 2025 90.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 128.0% Middle value of 27 countries

Trade as a share of GDP in Italy over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Trade as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period ItalyEuropean Union
2025 62.5% 90.1%
2024 62.6% 91.6%
2023 65.1% 95.2%
2022 72.0% 103.7%
2021 60.3% 91.2%
2020 53.9% 83.8%
2019 58.7% 90.6%
2018 59.3% 90.4%
2017 57.6% 88.7%
2016 54.4% 85.8%
2015 55.4% 86.7%
2014 54.5% 85.5%
2013 54.0% 84.8%
2012 54.9% 85.1%
2011 54.5% 83.5%
2010 51.7% 78.3%
2009 45.1% 70.5%
2008 54.2% 80.8%
2007 54.8% 79.8%
2006 52.9% 78.0%
2005 49.1% 73.6%
2004 47.3% 70.4%
2003 46.0% 67.4%
2002 47.9% 68.4%
2001 49.9% 70.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 62.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 55.4%, the figure has changed by +7.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 90.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2025 for Italy
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices