Summary
- India → Italy
- $9.2billion
- Italy → India
- $5.8billion
- India’s balance
- $3.4billion
Balance
India’s trade balance with Italy
Trade between India and Italy grew 6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). India’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 9.2
- Imports 5.8
- Balance +3.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1.5 billion | $1 billion | $405 million |
| 1996 | $1.4 billion | $1 billion | $405 million |
| 1997 | $1.5 billion | $1 billion | $451 million |
| 1998 | $1.5 billion | $985 million | $564 million |
| 1999 | $1.5 billion | $830 million | $646 million |
| 2000 | $1.6 billion | $894 million | $731 million |
| 2001 | $1.6 billion | $880 million | $697 million |
| 2002 | $1.7 billion | $937 million | $738 million |
| 2003 | $2.1 billion | $1.2 billion | $910 million |
| 2004 | $2.7 billion | $1.5 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 2005 | $2.9 billion | $2.1 billion | $819 million |
| 2006 | $3.9 billion | $2.7 billion | $1.2 billion |
| 2007 | $4.8 billion | $4 billion | $771 million |
| 2008 | $5.1 billion | $4.7 billion | $413 million |
| 2009 | $4.2 billion | $3.8 billion | $372 million |
| 2010 | $5.2 billion | $4.5 billion | $671 million |
| 2011 | $6.7 billion | $5.3 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2012 | $4.9 billion | $4.9 billion | $31 million |
| 2013 | $5.5 billion | $4.3 billion | $1.2 billion |
| 2014 | $5.7 billion | $4.3 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2015 | $4.6 billion | $4 billion | $542 million |
| 2016 | $4.8 billion | $3.9 billion | $935 million |
| 2017 | $5.9 billion | $4.3 billion | $1.7 billion |
| 2018 | $6.7 billion | $5.3 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2019 | $5.9 billion | $4.5 billion | $1.4 billion |
| 2020 | $4.9 billion | $3.6 billion | $1.3 billion |
| 2021 | $7.8 billion | $4.8 billion | $2.9 billion |
| 2022 | $10.3 billion | $5.4 billion | $4.9 billion |
| 2023 | $9.9 billion | $6.6 billion | $3.3 billion |
| 2024 | $9.2 billion | $5.8 billion | $3.4 billion |
What they sell each other
What India sells to Italy
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Italy sells to India
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) and Genoa is 10,801 nautical miles (20,004 km) long: ≈ 25–32 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Gibraltar (10,801 nautical miles); and 15% via the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Suez Canal (4,656 nautical miles).
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Italy was India’s 20th largest trading partner (1% of its trade), and India was Italy’s 16th (1%).
- Italy in India’s trade
- 1.3%
- Italy’s rank among India’s partners
- 20th
- India in Italy’s trade
- 1.2%
- India’s rank among Italy’s partners
- 16th
Compare with
Other partners of India
Other partners of Italy
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.