India vs Italy: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

India
666.53 billion current US$
in 2023
Italy
634.52 billion current US$
in 2023
India rank
8th
Italy rank
11th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • India
  • Italy
0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B196019912023

How they compare

India currently reports 666.53 billion current US$ against 634.52 billion current US$ in Italy, a difference of 32.02 billion current US$.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

India ranks 8th and Italy ranks 11th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 2.21 billion current US$ 7.18 billion current US$ 4.97 billion current US$ Italy
1970s 4.46 billion current US$ 35.28 billion current US$ 30.82 billion current US$ Italy
1980s 13.74 billion current US$ 95.16 billion current US$ 81.42 billion current US$ Italy
1990s 29.65 billion current US$ 181.52 billion current US$ 151.87 billion current US$ Italy
2000s 131.54 billion current US$ 368.04 billion current US$ 236.50 billion current US$ Italy
2010s 437.17 billion current US$ 471.59 billion current US$ 34.42 billion current US$ Italy
2020s 584.05 billion current US$ 578.22 billion current US$ 5.82 billion current US$ India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, India or Italy?
India, at 666.53 billion current US$ against 634.52 billion current US$ in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between India and Italy?
32.02 billion current US$, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do India and Italy rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
India ranks 8th and Italy ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

India vs Italy: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-by-the-reporting-economy-current-us/india/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-by-the-reporting-economy-current-us/india/italy/">India vs Italy: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports 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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.