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$2.01TCURRENT US$
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15.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Italy-Germany Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $61.9B to Germany. The main products that Italy exported to Germany were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($3.39B), Cars ($2.99B), and Packaged Medicaments ($2.89B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 7.77%, from $42.6B in 2017 to $61.9B in 2022.

In 2020, Italy exported services to Germany worth $8.99B, with Travel ($4.2B), Other business services ($2.14B), and Computer and information services ($910M) being the largest in terms of value.

Germany-Italy Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $72.7B to Italy. The main products that Germany exported to Italy were Cars ($8.38B), Packaged Medicaments ($6.83B), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.13B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 13.7%,  from $38.3B in 2017 to $72.7B in 2022.

In 2020, Germany exported services to Italy worth $7.22B, with Other business services ($2.26B), Transportation ($1.35B), and Computer and information services ($1.08B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B). That same year, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Italy exported $61.9B to Germany. The main products exported from Italy to Germany were Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($3.39B), Cars ($2.99B), and Packaged Medicaments ($2.89B). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 7.77%, from $42.6B in 2017 to $61.9B in 2022.

In 2017, Germany exported $72.7B to Italy. The main products exported from Germany to Italy were Cars ($8.38B), Packaged Medicaments ($6.83B), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.13B). During the last 22 years the exports of Germany to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 13.7%, from $38.3B in 1995 to $72.7B in 2017.

Exports from Italy (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Italy (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B

This map shows whether countries import more from Italy or Germany. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Italy and Germany or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Germany included Tunisia ($3.85B), Gibraltar ($2.04B), and Libya ($2.28B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Italy included China ($109B), Netherlands ($109B), and United States ($153B).

Difference in imports from Germany (Flag) and Italy (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Italy - Germany

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Italy and Germany by product, considering products traded by both, Italy and Germany.

During 2022, Italy had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Machines ($16.3B), Metals ($13.5B), and Transportation ($9.1B).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Machines ($21.4B), Chemical Products ($17.6B), and Transportation ($13.2B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Italy Germany+$653MCars
Top Product Potential Germany Italy+$451MCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Italy exported services to Germany worth $8.99B, with Travel ($4.2B), Other business services ($2.14B), and Computer and information services ($910M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Germany exported services to Italy worth $7.22B, with Other business services ($2.26B), Transportation ($1.35B), and Computer and information services ($1.08B) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Italy (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2020)

Services Exports from Germany (Flag) to Italy (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Italy and Germany. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Italy indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over Italy.

Product Space of Italy (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

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