Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Italy
Italy: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 8 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Italy, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 8 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Italy peaked at 8 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6 %, in 2000.
Italy ranks 125th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 % | — |
| 2001 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 % | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 % | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 % | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 % | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 7 % | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 % | +14.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 8 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 10 %, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Italy's 8 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 %, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7 % | 6 % | 8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 % | 7 % | 7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.33 % | 7 % | 8 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Italy?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Italy was 8 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 % in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Italy ranks 125th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.