Italy Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

5,409

Units In

EUR Million

6,163

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 15, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 2 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
9,550.66 Jul 2020	-9,569 Aug 2022	1,381.45 EUR Million	1991-2025	National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

In 2017, Italy's trade surplus fell to EUR 47 billion from a record high of EUR 50 billion in the previous year, as imports jumped 9 percent to EUR 401 billion, the highest level since 2011, and exports rose at a softer 7 percent to an all-time high of EUR 448 billion. The biggest trade surpluses were recorded with the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Poland and Japan; and the biggest trade deficits with China, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Russia.

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Italy posted a trade surplus of €5.41 billion in June 2025, larger than €5.15 billion a year ago but below forecasts of €7.12 billion. Exports rose by 4.9% yoy to €54.4 billion, with shipments increasing from the EU (4.6%), notably Spain (+12%) and France (+6.7%), alongside non-EU countries (5.2%), of which the US (+10.3%), the UK (+10.1%) and Switzerland (+18.4%). Strong growth was seen in sales of pharmaceuticals and related products (+39.0%), transportation equipment excluding motor vehicles (+15.9%); food, beverages, and tobacco (+6.0%), and electrical appliances (+3.5%). Meanwhile, imports grew by 4.8% to €49 billion, driven mainly by a 10.1% surge in purchases to non-EU countries, especially the US (+45.7%), China (+25.8%) and Turkey (+10.6%) which outpaced a 1.2% increase in imports to EU countries. The biggest increases were seen for pharmaceuticals and related products (+29.1%) and electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (+49.1%).