Key Market Indicators
Italy is set to export close to 21 million metric tons of iron by 2026, with an average year-on-year growth of 0.9% since 2000. In 2021, Italy was fourth in the world ranking, with 19.6 million metric tons of exports. France surpassed Italy with 19.6 million metric tons, followed by Sweden and Italy respectively. Meanwhile, imports of iron to Italy is expected to drop slightly to 35.5 million metric tons by 2026, with an average year-on-year decline of 0.3% since 1996. In 2021, Italy was second in the world ranking, with 36.3 million metric tons of imports, slightly lower than Germany's 36.3 million metric tons. Italy was followed by France and the Netherlands respectively.
