Italy Balance of Trade

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

2,049.82

Units In

EUR Million

7,907.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 14, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 12 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
9,550.66 Jul 2020	-9,569 Aug 2022	1,398.74 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’s trade surplus expanded to €2.0 billion in August 2025 from €1.3 billion in the same month last year, but it was below expectations of €7.55 billion, with exports falling less than imports. Exports decreased by 1.1% year-on-year to €38.7 billion due to lower sales to non-EU markets (-7.0%), which offset the increase in shipments to the EU (+5.4%). The main sectors dragging down exports were machinery and equipment n.e.c. (-5.6%); sporting goods, games, musical instruments, precious metals, medical instruments, and other n.e.c. products (-19.8%); and leather goods (excluding clothing) and similar products (-9.5%). By destination, exports dropped sharply to the US (-21.1%), Turkey (-25.9%), and China (-16.3%). Meanwhile, imports declined by 4.1% to €36.6 billion amid reduced purchases from both EU (-3.0%) and non-EU (-2.9%) markets. For the January–August period, the country’s trade surplus narrowed to €32.7 billion from €37.3 billion in the same period of the previous year.