France vs Italy: Share of global merchandise exports

France
2.6%
in 2024
Italy
2.8%
in 2024
France rank
9th
Italy rank
7th

Share of global merchandise exports over time

  • France
  • Italy
0246200020122024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in France, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.

France ranks 9th and Italy ranks 7th of 219 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 4.6% 3.7% 0.9% France
2010s 3.1% 2.8% 0.3% France
2020s 2.6% 2.8% 0.1% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global merchandise exports, France or Italy?
Italy, at 2.8% against 2.6% in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global merchandise exports between France and Italy?
0.2%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do France and Italy rank globally for share of global merchandise exports?
France ranks 9th and Italy ranks 7th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of global merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global merchandise exports
Unit
%
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 5,380 data points, 2000–2024
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Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise exports (%).