Exports in Italy decreased to 52908 EUR Million in April from 57411 EUR Million in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Italy Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Italy's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$674.87 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Italy's main export partners were: Germany, the United States and France. The top three export commodities were: Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers; Pharmaceutical products and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Imports were valued at US$615.60 Billion. In 2024, Italy had a trade surplus of US$59.27 Billion.

The main area of destination of Italian exports is by far the European Union. In 2023, 52 percent of all export value originated from countries of the European Union. With 14.2 percent, other European non-EU countries were the second-largest export partners, followed by North America.

Key information about Italy Total Exports

• Italy Total Exports recorded 51.7 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 57.1 USD bn in the previous month
• Italy Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 34.2 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 63.8 USD bn in Mar 2023 and a record low of 8.4 USD bn in Aug 1993

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports into USD. Italian National Institute of Statistics provides Total Exports, FOB, in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Italy Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Italy Total Exports grew 2.9 % YoY in Dec 2024
• Total Imports recorded 45.4 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 1.7 % year on year
• Italy Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 5.4 USD bn in Dec 2024

In 2023, exports from Italy were worth 731 billion euros, increasing by two percent compared to the previous year. Since 2014, the value of Italian exports recorded a constant increase, slowed down only by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

United States Exports to Italy was US$32.4 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Exports to Italy - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Key information about Italy Total Exports

• Italy Total Exports expanded 2.9 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a decrease of 2.6 % YoY in the previous month
• Italy Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1992 to Dec 2024, with an averaged rate of 5.5 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 98.2 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -42.8 % in Apr 2020

CEIC calculates Total Exports Growth from monthly Total Exports. Italian National Institute of Statistics provides Total Exports, FOB, in EUR.


Further information about Italy Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Italy Total Exports recorded 51.7 USD bn in Dec 2024
• Total Imports recorded 45.4 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 1.7 % year on year
• Italy Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 5.4 USD bn in Dec 2024

Rice and cereals were the leading agri-food export products by export value in Italy in 2023, with an export market value of over ** billion euros, followed by wine and must which had an export value of approximately *** billion euros.

Most of the leading export companies from Italy were bank or energy groups in 2019. UniCredit Group was the leading export company from Italy in terms of assets value. The bank group had assets worth almost ************ euros. Another bank group ranked second, Intesa San Paolo. Enel, an energy company, *** billion euros in assets and was Italy's third-largest export company. Italy's main export partners are countries within the European Union. Overall, Germany is the main Italian trade partner.

This statistic displays the value of clothing exported from Italy between 2000 and 2022. According to the data, the value of clothing exports from Italy increased continuously between 2000 and 2008. However, export value of clothes fluctuated after that period. In 2022, value of clothing exports from Italy amounted to approximately 28.8 billion U.S. dollars, up from about 27.8 billion U.S. dollars registered a year earlier.

In 2023, natural gas exports from Italy amounted to over *** billion metric tons, after peaking at some *** billion metric tons the previous year.While natural gas supply in Italy is still strongly dependent on imports, the exported natural gas is sourced from Italian strategic stocks, which are among the largest in Europe. The decision to exploit them was probably a consequence of the inauguration of the TAP (Trans Adriatic Pipeline) importing gas from Azerbaijan since 2021 and the natural gas prices rising in 2022.

In 2023, the United States was the main destination country for Italy’s wine exports. In that year, the value of wine exported from Italy to the U.S. reached roughly 1.8 billion euros, according to the data. Germany and the United Kingdom were the second and the third major destination countries for Italian wine exports. However, the British were fonder of bubbles than the Germans. Indeed, for sparkling wine, the UK surpassed Germany in the ranking.

The COVID-19 impact on wine exports

The United States thus spend a great amount of money on importing wine from Italy. In April 2020 alone, the value of wine sold by Italian companies to the U.S. reached over 135 million euros. However, the value of wine exports from Italy to the U.S. dropped by 7.5 percent when compared to April 2019. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Italian wine producers also saw the value of their exports to China halved.

An export-oriented business

The majority of leading Italian wine producers get most of their revenues from exports. About half of these revenues come from exports to the Western European market. Another 30 percent is generated in NAFTA countries, with the United States accounting for a large part of this figure.

Key information about Italy Total Exports to China

• Italy Total Exports to China recorded 1.442 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 1.248 USD bn in the previous month
• Italy Total Exports to China data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1960 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 129.277 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 3.218 USD bn in Feb 2023 and a record low of 0.300 USD mn in Dec 1962

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports to China into USD. Italian National Institute of Statistics provides Total Exports to China, FOB, in EUR. The Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Exports to China prior to January 1991 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

According to data, global olive oil exports from Italy reached a peak in the crop year 2021/2022, when Italian producers sold around 359,500 thousand tons of olive oil. Forecasts suggest that in 2023/2024, exports will amount to 279,500 tons.

Italy is one of the main wine exporters in the EU, but its twenty regions are not equally involved in the wine export. In the regional ranking related to 2023, Veneto ranked first with an export value of around *** billion euros, followed by Piedmont with **** billion euros and Tuscany with **** billion euros. In 2019, these three regions alone represented almost ** percent of the Italian wine export. Booming wine export The performance of these regions has surely had an impact on the increasing value of exported wine over the last years. The value of wine export went from ***** million euros in 2014 to ***** million euros in 2023. As far as bottled wine is concerned, the export value increased from *** billion euros in 2012 to about *** billion euros in 2023. White and red winesThe increase in export value concerned both red and white wines, regardless of the quality labels used. The most significant increase could be seen in white wine with a Protected Designation of Origin label, as its export value went from *** million euros in the first half of 2012 to *** million euros in the same period of 2023.

Italy Exports to China was US$16.61 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Italy Exports to China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Italy is among the top five export countries for a wide range of products. In particular, it is the first exporter in the world of **********, holding more than ** percent of the global sunglasses exports share. Moreover, Italy is the leading exporter of cruise ships and pasta worldwide, with about ** percent of the total share, and the second global exporter of wine ahead of France. Italy is the largest exporter of leather in the world. The country's main export partners are Germany, the US, and France.

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Italy was reported at 33.73 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Italy - Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Italy IT: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures data was reported at 83.502 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 83.617 % for 2016. Italy IT: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures data is updated yearly, averaging 83.617 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 89.350 % in 1998 and a record low of 74.322 % in 1962. Italy IT: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise export shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Italy IT: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel data was reported at 40.163 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40.383 % for 2016. Italy IT: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel data is updated yearly, averaging 44.618 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.970 % in 1979 and a record low of 36.482 % in 1990. Italy IT: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average;