France vs Italy: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

France
83.7%
in 2023
Italy
84.0%
in 2023
France rank
47th
Italy rank
45th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • France
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 84.0% against 83.7% in France, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

France ranks 47th and Italy ranks 45th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 71.0% 81.4% 10.4% Italy
1970s 78.2% 81.8% 3.6% Italy
1980s 80.8% 83.4% 2.5% Italy
1990s 86.4% 87.1% 0.8% Italy
2000s 86.3% 85.7% 0.7% France
2010s 82.2% 82.1% 0.1% France
2020s 83.7% 84.6% 0.9% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, France or Italy?
Italy, at 84.0% against 83.7% in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between France and Italy?
0.3%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Italy rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
France ranks 47th and Italy ranks 45th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.