Portugal vs Romania: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 77.1% against 75.3% in Portugal, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 34th and Romania ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.2% | 70.5% | 7.6% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 76.3% | 7.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 79.9% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 78.7% | 3.7% | Romania |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 78.1% | 3.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 77.1% against 75.3% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Portugal and Romania?
- 1.8%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Portugal ranks 34th and Romania ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.