Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Italy
Italy: Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Italy, 2000–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bound rate, simple mean, all products in Italy stood at 4.4%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, all products in Italy peaked at 6.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2015.
Italy ranks 125th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 4.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Italy's 4.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -25.6% | 5.9% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 122 Ukraine 5.8% compare
- 123 Montenegro 5.3% compare
- 124 Canada 4.9% compare
- 125 Austria 4.4% compare
- 125 Belgium 4.4% compare
- 125 Bulgaria 4.4% compare
- 125 Croatia 4.4% compare
- 125 Cyprus 4.4% compare
- 125 Czechia 4.4% compare
- 125 Denmark 4.4% compare
- 125 Estonia 4.4% compare
- 125 Finland 4.4% compare
- 125 France 4.4% compare
- 125 Germany 4.4% compare
- 125 Greece 4.4% compare
- 125 Hungary 4.4% compare
- 125 Ireland 4.4% compare
- 125 Latvia 4.4% compare
- 125 Lithuania 4.4% compare
- 125 Malta 4.4% compare
- 125 Netherlands 4.4% compare
- 125 Poland 4.4% compare
- 125 Portugal 4.4% compare
- 125 Romania 4.4% compare
- 125 Slovakia 4.4% compare
- 125 Slovenia 4.4% compare
- 125 Spain 4.4% compare
- 125 Sweden 4.4% compare
- 125 United Kingdom 4.4% compare
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 67.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 176.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 167.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, all products in Italy?
- Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Italy was 4.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for bound rate, simple mean, all products?
- Italy ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.