Italy - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Italy was 5.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.79 in 1981, while its lowest value was 4.91 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.82
1961 10.21
1962 10.55
1963 10.00
1964 11.21
1965 12.83
1966 11.97
1967 12.62
1968 13.09
1969 12.52
1970 11.65
1971 12.70
1972 10.99
1973 11.25
1974 20.48
1975 18.84
1976 17.34
1977 17.10
1978 16.39
1979 18.24
1980 18.55
1981 21.79
1982 17.19
1983 15.54
1984 13.81
1985 14.22
1986 8.77
1987 8.41
1988 6.47
1989 6.97
1990 7.55
1991 6.99
1992 6.13
1993 6.54
1994 5.82
1995 5.44
1996 6.32
1997 6.45
1998 4.91
1999 5.33
2000 7.93
2001 7.13
2002 6.28
2003 6.49
2004 6.98
2005 8.74
2006 9.46
2007 8.93
2008 10.81
2009 8.77
2010 9.56
2011 8.14
2012 10.97
2013 8.73
2014 6.58
2015 5.68
2016 5.27
2017 5.71
2018 6.60
2019 6.10
2020 5.69

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Italy was 422,875,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 561,919,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 4,734,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4,734,000,000
1961 5,221,000,000
1962 6,069,000,000
1963 7,589,000,000
1964 7,254,000,000
1965 7,378,000,000
1966 8,590,000,000
1967 9,829,000,000
1968 10,285,000,000
1969 12,470,000,000
1970 14,974,000,000
1971 15,969,000,000
1972 19,319,000,000
1973 27,798,000,000
1974 41,089,000,000
1975 38,526,000,000
1976 43,905,000,000
1977 48,092,000,000
1978 56,496,000,000
1979 77,895,000,000
1980 100,741,000,000
1981 94,261,000,000
1982 87,332,000,000
1983 79,808,000,000
1984 85,162,000,000
1985 87,692,000,000
1986 99,376,000,000
1987 125,661,000,000
1988 138,551,000,000
1989 153,011,000,000
1990 181,968,000,000
1991 182,679,000,000
1992 188,451,000,000
1993 148,095,000,000
1994 169,166,000,000
1995 205,990,000,000
1996 208,263,000,000
1997 210,132,000,000
1998 218,465,000,000
1999 220,637,000,000
2000 238,757,000,000
2001 236,220,000,000
2002 247,015,000,000
2003 297,519,000,000
2004 355,301,000,000
2005 384,790,000,000
2006 442,555,000,000
2007 511,662,000,000
2008 561,919,000,000
2009 415,105,000,000
2010 487,049,000,000
2011 558,787,000,000
2012 488,600,000,000
2013 479,447,000,000
2014 474,394,000,000
2015 410,919,000,000
2016 406,788,000,000
2017 453,122,000,000
2018 503,240,000,000
2019 475,006,000,000
2020 422,875,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Italy was 72.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 81.83 in 1999, while its lowest value was 65.66 in 2012.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 72.81
1961 75.01
1962 74.17
1963 73.61
1964 73.74
1965 71.51
1966 71.13
1967 71.27
1968 70.76
1969 71.54
1970 72.35
1971 72.91
1972 74.29
1973 73.52
1974 69.79
1975 70.42
1976 69.24
1977 69.94
1978 69.98
1979 70.47
1980 70.66
1981 69.26
1982 67.71
1983 66.33
1984 66.67
1985 66.90
1986 74.93
1987 76.02
1988 76.64
1989 75.49
1990 75.56
1991 76.28
1992 77.80
1993 76.53
1994 76.36
1995 76.54
1996 75.96
1997 75.98
1998 77.60
1999 81.83
2000 77.64
2001 78.15
2002 78.71
2003 78.26
2004 76.58
2005 73.67
2006 71.07
2007 70.43
2008 67.43
2009 70.06
2010 66.86
2011 66.64
2012 65.66
2013 66.89
2014 68.51
2015 70.11
2016 72.09
2017 71.76
2018 70.45
2019 70.69
2020 72.64

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Italy was 26.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.82 in 2012, while its lowest value was 13.68 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 17.97
1961 16.32
1962 17.08
1963 17.05
1964 17.90
1965 19.64
1966 20.50
1967 18.78
1968 19.68
1969 19.61
1970 18.90
1971 18.68
1972 17.00
1973 18.11
1974 22.85
1975 22.07
1976 21.72
1977 21.65
1978 21.50
1979 21.20
1980 20.10
1981 21.08
1982 22.26
1983 22.89
1984 21.99
1985 23.22
1986 15.60
1987 14.50
1988 13.68
1989 14.64
1990 14.88
1991 14.28
1992 14.00
1993 18.52
1994 18.54
1995 18.46
1996 18.78
1997 18.75
1998 17.08
1999 17.78
2000 21.98
2001 21.44
2002 20.81
2003 21.28
2004 22.99
2005 26.02
2006 28.74
2007 29.28
2008 32.27
2009 29.62
2010 32.86
2011 32.83
2012 33.82
2013 32.54
2014 31.11
2015 29.50
2016 27.56
2017 27.87
2018 29.21
2019 28.87
2020 26.94

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Italy was 10.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.87 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.74 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.93
1961 0.74
1962 0.82
1963 0.74
1964 0.97
1965 1.19
1966 1.77
1967 1.54
1968 1.33
1969 1.38
1970 1.23
1971 1.18
1972 1.11
1973 1.17
1974 0.97
1975 0.84
1976 1.13
1977 1.11
1978 1.33
1979 1.54
1980 1.38
1981 1.20
1982 1.19
1983 1.13
1984 1.17
1985 1.39
1986 1.32
1987 1.48
1988 1.76
1989 1.84
1990 1.76
1991 2.16
1992 2.58
1993 3.11
1994 3.15
1995 3.22
1996 3.27
1997 3.42
1998 3.68
1999 3.70
2000 4.06
2001 4.03
2002 4.36
2003 4.86
2004 5.44
2005 5.80
2006 6.40
2007 7.13
2008 7.51
2009 7.94
2010 9.35
2011 9.07
2012 8.22
2013 8.19
2014 8.94
2015 9.68
2016 9.56
2017 9.04
2018 9.13
2019 9.55
2020 10.87

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Italy was 7.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.45 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.48 in 1975.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.10
1961 1.10
1962 1.17
1963 1.04
1964 0.85
1965 1.03
1966 1.10
1967 1.26
1968 0.93
1969 0.86
1970 0.80
1971 0.78
1972 0.76
1973 0.95
1974 0.61
1975 0.48
1976 0.70
1977 0.62
1978 0.54
1979 0.70
1980 0.58
1981 0.49
1982 0.54
1983 0.68
1984 0.77
1985 0.62
1986 0.63
1987 0.69
1988 0.79
1989 0.91
1990 0.82
1991 0.68
1992 0.66
1993 4.01
1994 4.54
1995 4.44
1996 4.02
1997 3.81
1998 3.65
1999 4.21
2000 5.55
2001 6.08
2002 6.03
2003 6.13
2004 6.68
2005 7.70
2006 8.52
2007 8.36
2008 9.19
2009 8.55
2010 9.26
2011 10.67
2012 11.38
2013 12.45
2014 11.26
2015 9.81
2016 8.55
2017 8.86
2018 9.59
2019 9.40
2020 7.72

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Italy was 2.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.88 in 1966, while its lowest value was 1.74 in 2003.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.26
1961 4.19
1962 4.75
1963 5.62
1964 6.62
1965 6.76
1966 6.88
1967 5.17
1968 4.74
1969 4.83
1970 4.44
1971 4.00
1972 3.59
1973 4.03
1974 3.23
1975 2.92
1976 2.62
1977 3.35
1978 2.79
1979 2.85
1980 2.55
1981 2.78
1982 3.32
1983 3.15
1984 3.00
1985 3.09
1986 2.27
1987 2.01
1988 2.18
1989 2.25
1990 1.99
1991 2.00
1992 1.96
1993 1.94
1994 2.08
1995 2.04
1996 1.90
1997 1.97
1998 1.93
1999 1.77
2000 1.88
2001 1.75
2002 1.76
2003 1.74
2004 1.84
2005 1.82
2006 1.84
2007 1.96
2008 2.04
2009 1.90
2010 2.01
2011 2.31
2012 2.05
2013 2.05
2014 2.21
2015 2.11
2016 2.07
2017 1.95
2018 1.84
2019 1.88
2020 2.02

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Italy was 3.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 13.62 in 1975, while its lowest value was 3.26 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.70
1961 5.38
1962 5.36
1963 5.20
1964 4.67
1965 5.25
1966 5.41
1967 6.20
1968 7.88
1969 7.90
1970 7.98
1971 8.88
1972 7.69
1973 7.94
1974 13.46
1975 13.62
1976 12.78
1977 11.68
1978 12.26
1979 10.83
1980 10.80
1981 11.84
1982 12.51
1983 12.78
1984 11.48
1985 12.28
1986 6.63
1987 6.66
1988 5.51
1989 6.01
1990 6.92
1991 6.30
1992 5.71
1993 6.10
1994 5.37
1995 5.29
1996 6.22
1997 6.14
1998 4.70
1999 5.32
2000 7.76
2001 7.01
2002 6.12
2003 6.21
2004 6.55
2005 8.11
2006 9.19
2007 8.88
2008 10.48
2009 8.44
2010 9.30
2011 6.77
2012 8.67
2013 6.20
2014 4.89
2015 4.18
2016 4.01
2017 4.75
2018 5.26
2019 4.61
2020 3.26

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Italy was 1.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.90 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.39 in 1971.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.87
1961 0.75
1962 0.72
1963 0.63
1964 0.56
1965 0.51
1966 0.51
1967 0.46
1968 0.49
1969 0.49
1970 0.41
1971 0.39
1972 0.47
1973 0.59
1974 0.44
1975 0.39
1976 0.57
1977 0.54
1978 0.51
1979 0.62
1980 0.44
1981 0.40
1982 0.44
1983 0.45
1984 0.55
1985 0.51
1986 0.57
1987 0.65
1988 0.65
1989 0.61
1990 0.64
1991 0.60
1992 0.70
1993 0.86
1994 0.91
1995 0.95
1996 0.92
1997 0.92
1998 0.93
1999 0.83
2000 0.88
2001 0.90
2002 0.86
2003 0.91
2004 1.01
2005 1.00
2006 1.15
2007 1.21
2008 1.23
2009 1.38
2010 1.43
2011 1.62
2012 1.40
2013 1.57
2014 1.74
2015 1.69
2016 1.77
2017 1.88
2018 1.90
2019 1.84
2020 1.75

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Italy was 1.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.33 in 1985, while its lowest value was 1.31 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.11
1961 4.16
1962 4.27
1963 3.82
1964 4.23
1965 4.91
1966 4.83
1967 4.15
1968 4.32
1969 4.15
1970 4.04
1971 3.44
1972 3.39
1973 3.43
1974 4.14
1975 3.81
1976 3.92
1977 4.35
1978 4.06
1979 4.67
1980 4.35
1981 4.37
1982 4.27
1983 4.69
1984 5.01
1985 5.33
1986 4.19
1987 3.01
1988 2.78
1989 3.01
1990 2.75
1991 2.54
1992 2.40
1993 2.50
1994 2.48
1995 2.53
1996 2.44
1997 2.50
1998 2.20
1999 1.95
2000 1.85
2001 1.67
2002 1.69
2003 1.44
2004 1.49
2005 1.60
2006 1.64
2007 1.75
2008 1.83
2009 1.42
2010 1.51
2011 2.39
2012 2.10
2013 2.07
2014 2.08
2015 2.02
2016 1.60
2017 1.38
2018 1.49
2019 1.60
2020 1.31

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Italy was 0.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.34 in 1984, while its lowest value was 0.19 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals 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, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.22
1961 8.67
1962 8.75
1963 9.34
1964 8.36
1965 8.85
1966 8.37
1967 9.96
1968 9.56
1969 8.85
1970 8.75
1971 8.41
1972 8.71
1973 8.38
1974 7.37
1975 7.51
1976 9.04
1977 8.41
1978 8.53
1979 8.34
1980 9.24
1981 9.65
1982 10.03
1983 10.78
1984 11.34
1985 9.88
1986 9.47
1987 9.48
1988 9.68
1989 9.87
1990 9.57
1991 9.44
1992 8.19
1993 4.95
1994 5.10
1995 4.99
1996 5.26
1997 5.27
1998 5.32
1999 0.39
2000 0.39
2001 0.41
2002 0.48
2003 0.46
2004 0.42
2005 0.31
2006 0.19
2007 0.28
2008 0.30
2009 0.32
2010 0.28
2011 0.53
2012 0.52
2013 0.57
2014 0.38
2015 0.39
2016 0.35
2017 0.37
2018 0.34
2019 0.43
2020 0.42

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Italy was $422,875,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $563,106,000,000 in 2008 and $4,625,500,000 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $4,625,500,000
1961 $5,142,600,000
1962 $5,991,300,000
1963 $7,440,600,000
1964 $7,171,100,000
1965 $7,296,300,000
1966 $8,564,600,000
1967 $9,696,100,000
1968 $10,247,200,000
1969 $12,453,100,000
1970 $14,922,800,000
1971 $15,913,500,000
1972 $19,273,600,000
1973 $27,810,300,000
1974 $41,072,200,000
1975 $38,388,900,000
1976 $43,422,500,000
1977 $48,101,100,000
1978 $56,440,000,000
1979 $77,875,600,000
1980 $99,467,100,000
1981 $91,099,200,000
1982 $86,219,100,000
1983 $80,357,900,000
1984 $84,212,500,000
1985 $91,039,000,000
1986 $99,925,700,000
1987 $125,032,000,000
1988 $138,651,000,000
1989 $153,141,000,000
1990 $181,767,000,000
1991 $182,675,000,000
1992 $186,725,000,000
1993 $147,594,000,000
1994 $167,709,000,000
1995 $205,717,000,000
1996 $206,979,000,000
1997 $208,257,000,000
1998 $215,961,000,000
1999 $220,204,000,000
2000 $238,024,000,000
2001 $236,123,000,000
2002 $246,933,000,000
2003 $297,935,000,000
2004 $355,280,000,000
2005 $384,577,000,000
2006 $442,603,000,000
2007 $511,870,000,000
2008 $563,106,000,000
2009 $414,863,000,000
2010 $486,932,000,000
2011 $558,937,000,000
2012 $489,105,000,000
2013 $479,344,000,000
2014 $474,394,000,000
2015 $410,919,000,000
2016 $406,788,000,000
2017 $453,123,000,000
2018 $503,240,000,000
2019 $475,006,000,000
2020 $422,875,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports