Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Italy
Italy: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 0.928 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Italy, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Italy stood at 0.928.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Italy peaked at 0.9863 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7361, in 1984.
Italy ranks 55th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.8232 | — |
| 1964 | 0.8696 | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8819 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8694 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8457 | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8541 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8978 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8643 | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.812 | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.825 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8119 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8884 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8348 | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8147 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8532 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.823 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8447 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8286 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8029 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7799 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.7743 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7361 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8188 | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8298 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.862 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9102 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8625 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8862 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9199 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9144 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9077 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8659 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8957 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9051 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9072 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.923 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9243 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8882 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9059 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9224 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.943 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.96 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9345 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9412 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9679 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9863 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9624 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.934 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9311 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9201 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9352 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.928 | -0.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.928 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9199, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.928 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8848, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8631 | 0.8232 | 0.8978 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8372 | 0.8119 | 0.8884 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8205 | 0.7361 | 0.9102 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9049 | 0.8659 | 0.9243 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9412 | 0.8882 | 0.9863 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9297 | 0.9201 | 0.9352 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 52 Luxembourg 0.9319 compare
- 53 Netherlands 0.9313 compare
- 54 Seychelles 0.9287 compare
- 56 Dominica 0.9279 compare
- 57 Suriname 0.9271 compare
- 58 Central African Republic 0.9249 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Italy?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Italy was 0.928 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9863 in 2008.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7361 in 1984.
- How does Italy rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Italy ranks 55th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.