According to data released today by ISTAT on Italy’s foreign trade, in the first seven months of 2025, Italy exported goods worth €384.2 billion, recording a 2.9% increase in value compared to the first seven months of 2024. Exports grew in value both to EU markets (+3.1%) and to non-EU markets (+2.7%).
The trade balance in the first seven months of 2025 is positive at €30.7 billion, up from almost €36 billion in the first seven months of 2024.
Geographically, exports increased to the following countries/areas: Switzerland (+12.8%), Spain (+12.1%), the United States (+10.2%), OPEC countries (+9.6%), ASEAN and Middle Eastern countries (both +7.8%), the Czech Republic (+5.9%), Austria (+4.5%), MERCOSUR countries (+4.4%), Poland and Belgium (+3.4%), Romania (+3.3%), Germany and Japan (+2.4%), France and India (+2.3%), and the United Kingdom (+2%).
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said: “We believe that export growth in the first months of 2025 is positive, considering today’s complex geopolitical and macroeconomic environment. We are particularly pleased to see a significant increase in our exports to non-EU countries, which is the focus of the Export Action Plan we launched in March.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working in synergy with its partners of the Italian system – ITA, SIMEST, SACE, and CDP- to support Italian companies operating in the highest-potential foreign markets, paying particular attention to the sectors experiencing the greatest difficulties. “The goal remains to reach €700 billion by the end of the legislative term,” Minister Tajani said.
