Portugal vs Spain: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Portugal
7,707 current US$ per person
in 2023
Spain
8,436 current US$ per person
in 2023
Portugal rank
42nd
Spain rank
39th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 8,436 current US$ per person against 7,707 current US$ per person in Portugal, a difference of 729 current US$ per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 39th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 57.91 current US$ per person 31.61 current US$ per person 26.3 current US$ per person Portugal
1970s 196.67 current US$ per person 206.04 current US$ per person 9.37 current US$ per person Spain
1980s 648.41 current US$ per person 666.64 current US$ per person 18.23 current US$ per person Spain
1990s 1,944 current US$ per person 1,993 current US$ per person 48.95 current US$ per person Spain
2000s 3,570 current US$ per person 4,105 current US$ per person 535.66 current US$ per person Spain
2010s 5,656 current US$ per person 6,347 current US$ per person 690.72 current US$ per person Spain
2020s 7,121 current US$ per person 7,759 current US$ per person 638.51 current US$ per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 8,436 current US$ per person against 7,707 current US$ per person in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Portugal and Spain?
729 current US$ per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Portugal ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.