How dependent is Italy on Germany?

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A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.

• Germany sells 27.4% of what the world exports of plastic rods and profiles; next come China (14.2%), United States (7.6%) and Canada (7.3%). The rest of the world exported 21.6 times what Italy buys from Germany.
• Germany sells 9.2% of what the world exports of vehicle bodies and cabs; next come China (18.7%), Sweden (11%) and France (9%). The rest of the world exported 59.9 times what Italy buys from Germany.
• Germany sells 26.9% of what the world exports of special-purpose vehicles; next come China (21.4%), United States (12.3%) and Canada (4.3%). The rest of the world exported 105.2 times what Italy buys from Germany.
• Germany sells 14.1% of what the world exports of epoxides (ethylene and propylene oxide); next come Netherlands (17.2%), United States (15.4%) and Belgium (10.3%). The rest of the world exported 26.8 times what Italy buys from Germany.
• Germany sells 5.8% of what the world exports of radioactive elements; next come Kazakhstan (18.8%), Canada (17.6%) and Russia (11.8%). The rest of the world exported 296.3 times what Italy buys from Germany.
• Germany sells 12.2% of what the world exports of raw hides; next come United States (24.7%), Zimbabwe (17.9%) and Australia (13.7%). The rest of the world exported 7.1 times what Italy buys from Germany.
• Germany sells 23.1% of what the world exports of uncoated narrow steel strip; next come United States (8.5%), China (8.2%) and Canada (4.9%). The rest of the world exported 51.4 times what Italy buys from Germany.
• Germany sells 32.7% of what the world exports of planing, sawing and gear-cutting machines; next come China (17.6%), Switzerland (8.3%) and Japan (8%). The rest of the world exported 36.5 times what Italy buys from Germany.
• Germany sells 34.5% of what the world exports of optical microscopes; next come Japan (14.5%), China (13.4%) and United States (7.6%). The rest of the world exported 48.5 times what Italy buys from Germany.
• Germany sells 30% of what the world exports of glass balls, rods and tubes; next come United States (17.5%), China (16.6%) and Japan (8%). The rest of the world exported 25.2 times what Italy buys from Germany.

Exports from the rest of the world already have buyers; the figure shows scale, not availability.

Italy is Germany’s 5th-largest customer, with 5.6% of its exports.

• Trade between Italy and Germany
• Who does Italy rely on?
• Who does Germany rely on?
• Dependence of Italy on China
• Dependence of Italy on the United States
• Dependence of Italy on Spain
• Dependence of Italy on France
• Dependence of Italy on the Netherlands
• Dependence of Italy on Switzerland
• Dependence of Italy on Brazil
• Trade profile of Italy
• Trade profile of Germany
• All countries

Sources and licenses

• CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
• Natural Earth · Public domain

Methodology

The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.

Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.

The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.

Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.

The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.

Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.