Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Italy
Italy: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 4.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Italy, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Italy recorded 4.1% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Italy peaked at 4.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1980.
Italy ranks 157th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1961 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -46.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | -16.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | +22.4% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +56.7% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -25.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -25.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -28.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +15.0% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -19.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +35.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +70.6% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +25.5% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +9.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 4.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.7%, 73% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Italy's 4.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9%, 60% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +70.6% | 1.3% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Italy?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Italy was 4.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1980.
- How does Italy rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Italy ranks 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.