Italy vs Netherlands: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Italy
664.11 billion current US$
in 2023
Netherlands
910.17 billion current US$
in 2023
Italy rank
6th
Netherlands rank
4th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Italy
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 910.17 billion current US$ against 664.11 billion current US$ in Italy, a difference of 246.06 billion current US$.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Italy ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 6.16 billion current US$ 5.07 billion current US$ 1.09 billion current US$ Italy
1970s 31.15 billion current US$ 27.09 billion current US$ 4.06 billion current US$ Italy
1980s 86.07 billion current US$ 65.43 billion current US$ 20.64 billion current US$ Italy
1990s 198.99 billion current US$ 139.66 billion current US$ 59.33 billion current US$ Italy
2000s 360.13 billion current US$ 388.12 billion current US$ 27.98 billion current US$ Netherlands
2010s 497.39 billion current US$ 637.95 billion current US$ 140.56 billion current US$ Netherlands
2020s 602.46 billion current US$ 834.37 billion current US$ 231.91 billion current US$ Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Italy or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 910.17 billion current US$ against 664.11 billion current US$ in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Italy and Netherlands?
246.06 billion current US$, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Italy ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.