Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Italy
Italy: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals exports in Italy, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Italy is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Italy peaked at 2.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1993.
That places Italy 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.6% | — |
| 1963 | 1.4% | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | +48.2% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -19.8% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | -19.1% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +22.0% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -15.7% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -21.4% |
| 1976 | 1.3% | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +22.6% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +38.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | +1.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 90% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 67% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More energy & mining data for Italy
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 4.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 2.6% (2025)
- Gas production 32.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 551.92 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 32.64 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 551.92 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Italy?
- Ores and metals exports in Italy was 2.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1993.
- How does Italy rank for ores and metals exports?
- Italy ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.