The data Istat on exports of the regions of the fourth quarter of 2024 complete the picture of all last year, returning a substantially static situation compared to 2023. At national level, theexport It was 0.4%contract, but there are major differences between the performances of the various Italian regions.
If in the north the drops were more contained, in the south and in the islands 2024 has marked a return from the sudden increase in the growth of exports of 2023. The only area of the country not to go in the negative is the center, especially thanks to the contribution of the Tuscany.
Italian exports in 2024
2024 was a complicated year for the Italian industry. The drop in production is reflected in the flexion of exports, which has characterized the whole country. However, some sectors have suffered more than others. The automotive, in a very serious crisis for more than a year, has dragged the data of the regions downwards where the main plants of Stellantis are located: Piedmont, Basilicata, Campania and Abruzzo.
The exports of pharmaceutical productschemical-medicinal and botanical, in particular in Tuscany, Lazio and Campania. However, there are very clear differences between the performances of the areas in which the country is divided, and the southern part has distinguished itself in negative.
The collapse of southern exports and islands
2023 had been a year of great growth for the South and for the Islands. Thanks above all to the investments of the PNRR, the GDP of these regions had grown more than that of the rest of the country, but this situation quickly returned. Exports reflected this change: after the growth had reached a peak at the end of 2023, during 2024 it was re -additional to the data of the rest of Italy.
However, the result was an annual collapse of 5.3% for the South and 5.2% for the islands. It is distinguished in particular in particular the Basilicatawho lost 42% of the value of their exports in a year. The best was instead Calabria, with a +9.4%.
The North holds up, the center grows
Also al Norththe part that hosts the most productive regions of the country, exports did not go well in 2024. Both in the North East and the North West there were drops, respectively 1.5% and 2%. The best region was the Valle d’Aosta11.1%, while the worst Liguria, -24.1%above all due to an export collapse in the USA (-77.7%).
The only macro geographical area that records growth growth is the center, +4%. The distinguishing is distinguished Tuscanywith a +13.6%but almost all other regions still maintain a substantial growth, except Brands. The almost zeroing of exports to China caused a 29.7% loss for this region.
The ranking of the regions for exports
The North West The geographical area remains that Export more to Italy. In 2024 he stood at 233 billion euros in value. The North East follows, with 195 billion, the center with 114 billion, the South with 44 billion and the islands with 19 billion. The ranking of the major exporting regions reads:
- Lombardy – 163 billion euros (+0.6%);
- Emilia Romagna-83 billion euros (-2%);
- Veneto-80 billion euros (-1.8%);
- Tuscany – 63 billion euros (+13.6%);
- Piedmont-60 billion euros (-4.9%);
- Lazio – 31,560 billion euros (+8.5%);
- Campania-21,661 billion euros (-2.5%);
- Friuli Venezia Giulia – 19,058 billion euros (+0.2%);
- Marche-14,052 billion euros (-29.7%);
- Sicily-13,176 billion euros (-0.3%);
- Trentino –12,758 billion euros (+1.9%);
- Puglia-9,785 billion euros (-3%);
- Abruzzo-9,485 billion euros (-5.6%);
- Liguria-8,049 billion euros (-24.1%);
- Sardinia-6,746 billion euros (-0.8%);
- Umbria – 5,905 billion euros (+5.3%);
- Basilicata-1,721 billion euros (-42.4%);
- Molise – 1,292 billion euros (+5.8%);
- Calabria – 965 million euros of euros (+9.4%);
- Valle d’Aosta – 829 billion euros (+11.1%).
