FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
Italy
Heavy-third FAO agricultural trade profile for Italy (2018–2023).
- $209.4B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $213.9B
- imports, 2018–2023
- -$4.4B
- trade deficit
- $423.3B
- total trade (imports + exports)
Italy agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Near-balanced trade book
Italy in the heavy-trade third
Italy's |exports-imports| is only 1% of total trade, lower-third imbalance (near parity).
Cumulative 2018-2023 ag trade for Italy reached $423.3B, a heavy-third book where US duty shifts on its headline commodities move real volume. Leading export: Wine; leading import: Wheat. US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; on a heavy book, map each Italy-origin shipment to the exact 8- or 10-digit subheading before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US tariffs move trade flows. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wine | $8.4B |
| 2 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $5.3B |
| 3 | Uncooked pasta; not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $3.3B |
| 4 | Coffee; decaffeinated or roasted | $2.5B |
| 5 | Olive oil | $2.2B |
| 6 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $1.8B |
| 7 | Paste of tomatoes | $1.3B |
| 8 | Communion wafers; empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use; sealing wafers; rice paper and similar products. | $1.0B |
| 9 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $874.8M |
| 10 | Dog or cat food; put up for retail sale | $729.0M |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | $3.1B |
| 2 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $2.6B |
| 3 | Olive oil | $2.6B |
| 4 | Meat of pig with the bone; fresh or chilled | $2.4B |
| 5 | Coffee; green | $2.2B |
| 6 | Cattle | $2.1B |
| 7 | Maize (corn) | $2.0B |
| 8 | Cigarettes | $1.7B |
| 9 | Palm oil | $1.5B |
| 10 | Soya beans | $1.4B |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Wine
- Leading agricultural import: Wheat
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for Italy's heavy-third book, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($423.3B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (−$4.4B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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