Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Italy
Italy: Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate was 3.64 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Italy, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Italy is 3.64 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 454.4% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Italy peaked at 15.95 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -14.15 % change on previous year, in 1975.
That places Italy 98th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Italy, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 9.95 % change on previous year | +233.5% |
| 1973 | 9.65 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 1975 | -14.15 % change on previous year | -560.7% |
| 1976 | 13.56 % change on previous year | -195.9% |
| 1977 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 1978 | 5.96 % change on previous year | +284.0% |
| 1979 | 11.99 % change on previous year | +101.2% |
| 1980 | 5.57 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 1981 | -0.8086 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 1982 | -0.0546 % change on previous year | -93.2% |
| 1983 | -3.06 % change on previous year | +5512.6% |
| 1984 | 12.82 % change on previous year | -518.4% |
| 1985 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 1986 | 5.32 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 12.03 % change on previous year | +126.4% |
| 1988 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 1989 | 8.55 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 1990 | 9.8 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -80.7% |
| 1992 | 7.11 % change on previous year | +275.8% |
| 1993 | -11.2 % change on previous year | -257.4% |
| 1994 | 8.05 % change on previous year | -171.9% |
| 1995 | 9.55 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 1996 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 1997 | 10.5 % change on previous year | -953.0% |
| 1998 | 9.18 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 2000 | 10.9 % change on previous year | +142.4% |
| 2001 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6285 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7446 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 4.5 % change on previous year | +504.4% |
| 2005 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 8.09 % change on previous year | +130.7% |
| 2007 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 2008 | -4.12 % change on previous year | -176.9% |
| 2009 | -13.38 % change on previous year | +225.3% |
| 2010 | 11.98 % change on previous year | -189.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1526 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 2012 | -8.16 % change on previous year | -5447.2% |
| 2013 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -67.0% |
| 2014 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -234.1% |
| 2015 | 6.32 % change on previous year | +75.0% |
| 2016 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 2017 | 5.82 % change on previous year | +48.1% |
| 2018 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -49.1% |
| 2019 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 2020 | -12.48 % change on previous year | +1009.1% |
| 2021 | 15.95 % change on previous year | -227.8% |
| 2022 | 12.88 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 2023 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 2024 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 2025 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -454.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 3.64 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.71 % change on previous year, 98% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Italy's 3.64 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.63 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -5512.6% | -0.0546 % change on previous year | -3.06 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -5447.2% | 0.1526 % change on previous year | -8.16 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1009.1% | -1.13 % change on previous year | -12.48 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +953.0% | -1.23 % change on previous year | 10.5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.95 % change on previous year | -14.15 % change on previous year | 13.56 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.06 % change on previous year | -3.06 % change on previous year | 12.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.82 % change on previous year | -11.2 % change on previous year | 10.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.86 % change on previous year | -13.38 % change on previous year | 10.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 % change on previous year | -8.16 % change on previous year | 11.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 % change on previous year | -12.48 % change on previous year | 15.95 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 95 South Korea 3.84 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Seychelles 3.8 % change on previous year compare
- 97 Slovakia 3.71 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Albania 3.62 % change on previous year compare
- 100 Germany 3.59 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Comoros 3.41 % change on previous year compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 882.91 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -96.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 49.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Italy?
- Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate in Italy was 3.64 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 15.95 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.15 % change on previous year in 1975.
- How does Italy rank for value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 98th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of imported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.