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Trade openness — Italy

Trade openness in Italy in 2025 — 62.52%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 32.49 pp.

2025 62.52% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 88of 138
Period maximum 72.02%2022
Period minimum 30.03%1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Trade openness — Italy, 1970–20252040608019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 30.03%1971: 30.33%1972: 31.75%1973: 33.99%1974: 40.71%1975: 37.31%1976: 41.1%1977: 41.71%1978: 41.17%1979: 43.61%1980: 42.87%1981: 45.18%1982: 43.41%1983: 40.1%1984: 42.34%1985: 42.54%1986: 36.08%1987: 35.48%1988: 35.03%1989: 36.97%1990: 36.24%1991: 33.8%1992: 34.83%1993: 37.67%1994: 40.36%1995: 45.58%1996: 42.8%1997: 44.48%1998: 45%1999: 44.53%2000: 50.27%2001: 49.86%2002: 47.87%2003: 45.99%2004: 47.27%2005: 49.12%2006: 52.92%2007: 54.83%2008: 54.21%2009: 45.14%2010: 51.66%2011: 54.47%2012: 54.88%2013: 54.03%2014: 54.45%2015: 55.44%2016: 54.43%2017: 57.58%2018: 59.27%2019: 58.69%2020: 53.94%2021: 60.3%2022: 72.02%2023: 65.1%2024: 62.59%2025: 62.52%
Change over the period: +32.49 pp Annual average: 0.59 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 62.52%
World 68.49%
Europe & Central Asia 81.82%
Southern Europe computed 71.96%
Trade openness — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.52 −0.07 pp
2024 62.59 −2.51 pp
2023 65.1 −6.91 pp
2022 72.02 +11.71 pp
2021 60.3 +6.36 pp
2020 53.94 −4.75 pp
2019 58.69 −0.58 pp
2018 59.27 +1.69 pp
2017 57.58 +3.15 pp
2016 54.43 −1 pp
2015 55.44 +0.98 pp
2014 54.45 +0.42 pp
2013 54.03 −0.85 pp
2012 54.88 +0.41 pp
2011 54.47 +2.81 pp
2010 51.66 +6.52 pp
2009 45.14 −9.07 pp
2008 54.21 −0.61 pp
2007 54.83 +1.9 pp
2006 52.92 +3.8 pp
2005 49.12 +1.86 pp
2004 47.27 +1.27 pp
2003 45.99 −1.88 pp
2002 47.87 −1.99 pp
2001 49.86 −0.41 pp
2000 50.27 +5.74 pp
1999 44.53 −0.47 pp
1998 45 +0.52 pp
1997 44.48 +1.68 pp
1996 42.8 −2.78 pp
1995 45.58 +5.22 pp
1994 40.36 +2.69 pp
1993 37.67 +2.84 pp
1992 34.83 +1.03 pp
1991 33.8 −2.44 pp
1990 36.24 −0.73 pp
1989 36.97 +1.94 pp
1988 35.03 −0.45 pp
1987 35.48 −0.6 pp
1986 36.08 −6.46 pp
1985 42.54 +0.2 pp
1984 42.34 +2.24 pp
1983 40.1 −3.31 pp
1982 43.41 −1.77 pp
1981 45.18 +2.3 pp
1980 42.87 −0.74 pp
1979 43.61 +2.44 pp
1978 41.17 −0.54 pp
1977 41.71 +0.62 pp
1976 41.1 +3.78 pp
1975 37.31 −3.39 pp
1974 40.71 +6.72 pp
1973 33.99 +2.24 pp
1972 31.75 +1.42 pp
1971 30.33 +0.3 pp
1970 30.03 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MT Malta 219.01 SI Slovenia 151.92 MK North Macedonia 133.04 XK Kosovo 118.19 RS Serbia 112.92 ME Montenegro 105.77 HR Croatia 100.99 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.12 PT Portugal 86.4 GR Greece 83.45 AL Albania 79.53 ES Spain 69.45 IT Italy 62.52
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About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — the standard indicator of the trade openness of an economy. Values above 100% are not an anomaly: they mean that trade turnover exceeds annual GDP, which is typical of trading hubs and of small economies built into supply chains.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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