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Italian exports prove resilient despite energy costs and global disruption
Italian companies have kept selling goods abroad despite energy costs, geopolitical tensions and disruption to trade routes.
Italy’s energy prices are about 30% above the European Union average, raising costs for exporters and putting pressure on their profits and competitiveness.
A Promos Italia white paper traces the country’s exports from 2021 to 2026 using data from several institutions.
In 2022, exports exceeded €626 billion in value, partly because prices rose, but export volumes fell in 2023 and 2024.
In 2025, exports grew in both value and volume, surpassing €643 billion.
In the first seven months of the year, goods exports were up 4.6% from the same period a year earlier.
The paper says companies used pricing and diversification to protect revenue and market position, and that the next challenge is to make these responses lasting.
Italian goods exports increased despite high energy costs, geopolitical tensions and disruption to trade routes.
Exports rose 4.6% in the first seven months of the year, while imports increased 4.3%, according to Istat.
A Promos Italia White Paper examines how Italian exports and regional economies changed between 2021 and 2026.
In 2025, exports exceeded €643 billion and grew in both value and volume.
Promos Italia says companies used pricing and diversification strategies to protect revenue and market position.
- Who
- Italian exporting companies and Promos Italia, which published the White Paper.
- What
- Italian goods exports have grown despite energy costs and global disruption.
- When
- The White Paper covers 2021 to 2026; reported export figures include 2025 and the first seven months of the year.
- Where
- Italy and its export markets, including markets outside the European Union.
- Why
- Companies adapted to higher energy costs, geopolitical tensions, trade-route instability and tariffs through pricing and diversification.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The most significant point is the ability Italian companies have shown to continue competing in international markets during a period of exceptional complexity.
Between 2021 and 2025, export values held up much better than volumes, and many companies were able to preserve revenue and market position through pricing and diversification strategies.
The challenge now is to consolidate this and make it increasingly structural.
The Promos Italia White Paper examines the evolution of Italian exports through economic and geopolitical crises.
Italian goods exports exceeded €626 billion, growing by more than 20% in current values during the energy shock.
Italian export volumes contracted by 5.1%.
Italian export volumes contracted by 2.4%.
Exports exceeded €643 billion and grew in both value and volume.
Italian goods exports increased by 4.6%, while imports grew by 4.3%, according to Istat.
- 2025 exports
- More than €643 billion
- 2022 exports
- More than €626 billion
- Export growth, first seven months
- 4.6%
- Import growth, first seven months
- 4.3%
- Energy prices
- About 30% above the EU average
- White Paper period
- 2021–2026
Sources
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