
The report by The European House - Ambrosetti for Unione Italiana Food highlights the growth and economic weight of the sector.
In 2025 the pasta supply chain in Italy reached a turnover of 13.5 billion euros and a production of 4.2 million tonnes, driven by exports and strong growth over the last ten years, according to the TEHA Group report.
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'Pasta Value' report created by The European House - Ambrosetti for the pasta makers of the Unione Italiana Food.
In 2025 in Italy the pasta supply chain, which includes the cultivation of durum wheat, the milling industry and processing, reached a turnover of 13.5 billion euros, generating 3 billion euros of added value, with a national production of 4.2 million tonnes, of which approximately 60% destined for international markets.
The sector involves 128 thousand companies and supports 32 thousand employees. The picture is outlined in the report "Valore Pasta - The contribution of the pasta industry supply chain to Made in Italy", created by The European House - Ambrosetti (TEHA Group) for the pasta makers of the Unione Italiana Food.
The study shows that between 2015 and 2025 the turnover of the supply chain increased by 5.7 billion euros, equal to an average annual increase of 5.4%, higher than both that of the Italian GDP (+3.2%) and that of the extended agri-food supply chain (+3.9%). In the same period, the added value increased from 1.7 to 3 billion euros. Within this supply chain, the pasta processing industry alone has strengthened its weight, now representing 8.9 billion euros in turnover and 2 billion euros in added value.
One of the innovative elements of the report concerns the reconstruction of the extended supply chain of the pasta industry, which considers not only the direct production activities, but also the induced ones, i.e. the sectors linked to distribution, logistics, catering, packaging and the production of machinery. And so, the analysis highlights how, with reference to 2024, the sector has generated 5.2 billion euros of direct added value which, considering the indirect and induced effects on the economy, reach 14.3 billion euros, equal to 0.6% of the national GDP. Overall, the extended supply chain involves 143 thousand companies, supports 78 thousand employees and activates 1.6 billion euros of investments, confirming the role of pasta as a growth engine for the Italian economy.
Today our country represents 48.3% of global pasta trade, with 4 billion euros in exports, equal to 5.4% of all Italian agri-food exports. Around six out of ten packets of pasta produced are destined for foreign markets.

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