Canada vs Italy: Trade as a share of GDP
Canada
63.5%
in 2025
Italy
62.5%
in 2025
Canada rank
127th
Italy rank
129th
Trade as a share of GDP over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Canada currently reports 63.5% against 62.5% in Italy, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 127th and Italy ranks 129th of 191 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.3% | 37.2% | 8.2% | Canada |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 40.0% | 10.9% | Canada |
| 1990s | 64.6% | 40.5% | 24.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 49.7% | 20.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 64.1% | 55.5% | 8.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 62.7% | 1.5% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade as a share of gdp, Canada or Italy?
- Canada, at 63.5% against 62.5% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade as a share of gdp between Canada and Italy?
- 1.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for trade as a share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 127th and Italy ranks 129th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Trade as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Trade in goods and services as a share of GDP, shown as a percentage.