Italy (2025)
54.7
% of GDP
+0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Italy Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 54.7 +0.4pp
2024 54.3 -2.5pp
2023 56.8 -7.5pp
2022 64.3 +10pp
2021 54.3 +5.7pp
2020 48.6 -1.5pp
2019 50.1 unchanged
2018 50.1 +1.4pp
2017 48.7 +2.7pp
2016 46 -1pp
2015 47 +0.8pp
2014 46.2 -0.1pp
2013 46.3 -0.9pp
2012 47.2 +0.3pp
2011 46.9 +3.3pp
2010 43.6 +6.4pp
2009 37.2 -8.5pp
2008 45.7 +0.2pp
2007 45.5 +1.6pp
2006 43.9 +3.2pp

About this Dataset

Italy recorded 54.7 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.4pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 27.7 in 1992 to 64.3 in 2022.

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Italy from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Italy from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 64.3 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 27.7 in 1992. The latest reading of 54.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp.