Italy vs United Kingdom: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 84.2% against 84.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 45th and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.4% | 74.6% | 6.8% | Italy |
| 1970s | 81.8% | 79.1% | 2.7% | Italy |
| 1980s | 83.4% | 85.9% | 2.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 89.5% | 2.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 89.8% | 4.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 85.0% | 2.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 83.9% | 0.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 84.2% against 84.0% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Italy ranks 45th and United Kingdom ranks 44th 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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About this data
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.