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General profile: Italy

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
59.343 Millions
0.923 EUR/US$
2 369 933 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 295 717 km²
..
0.70 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-0.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
373 135
447 301
456 990
674 455
Merchandise imports
384 790
487 049
410 919
615 369
Merchandise trade balance
-11 655
-39 748
46 071
59 086
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
7 %7 %82 %82 %11 %11 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
76 81670 15767 37437 36932 71176 81670 15767 37437 36932 711
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
92 016
101 718
98 018
155 198
Services imports
(e) 94 751
113 951
102 697
162 824
Services trade balance
(e) -2 735
-12 233
-4 679
-7 625
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
16.3
14.7
14.2
10.7
Travel
38.4
38.1
40.2
37.8
Other services
41.4
42.2
41.6
44.5
TRADE INDICES
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95958897951021011031031009894939393881061151081041019010010710299100102100989591919397939694
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+0.7 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
1 864 982
2 144 936
1 845 428
2 369 933
GDP per capita, current US$
31 869
35 651
30 465
39 936
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
0.76
1.53
0.89
0.70
Current account balance, % of GDP
-0.90
-3.24
1.23
1.13
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
0.923
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
58.018.022.833.732.558.018.022.833.732.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.6 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
23 291.30
9 178.26
19 635.12
24 725.89
FDI outflows
39 362.28
32 685.30
21 644.29
37 040.12
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.22
0.37
0.52
0.47
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
11 151.812 102.910 529.610 508.19 888.510 458.59 899.79 742.29 512.89 607.710 099.39 436.19 166.18 731.27 975.17 041.37 354.84 595.24 075.84 091.53 688.83 023.22 272.71 932.41 789.524 72632 63531 364-1 591-20 94720 31535 15621 64728 46919 63523 25424 2799334 3249 17820 077-10 83543 84942 58123 29120 12619 42417 05514 87113 375FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
(e) -0.17
-1.78
2.85
2.60
Balance, % of imports
(e) -0.69
-6.67
10.85
8.60
Normalized balance
(e) -0.003
-0.034
0.051
0.041
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
6366726054595958545554545554524554555349
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 72%Urban 72%Rural 28%Rural 28%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.326 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
11 316
17 276
17 009
7 698
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
9 762 077
10 211 290
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
3.10
2.07
1.80
2.29
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
7.28
5.32
5.06
4.44
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
2.35
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025