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

Portugal
889,990 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
816,273 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
38th
Spain rank
39th

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

  • Portugal
  • Spain
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 889,990 current US$ per square kilometre against 816,273 current US$ per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 73,717 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 38th and Spain ranks 39th of 204 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 5,900 current US$ per square kilometre 2,115 current US$ per square kilometre 3,786 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 19,633 current US$ per square kilometre 14,899 current US$ per square kilometre 4,734 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 70,724 current US$ per square kilometre 51,265 current US$ per square kilometre 19,459 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 213,690 current US$ per square kilometre 158,606 current US$ per square kilometre 55,084 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 409,335 current US$ per square kilometre 360,590 current US$ per square kilometre 48,745 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 642,100 current US$ per square kilometre 592,456 current US$ per square kilometre 49,643 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 810,473 current US$ per square kilometre 741,722 current US$ per square kilometre 68,750 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 889,990 current US$ per square kilometre against 816,273 current US$ per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Portugal and Spain?
73,717 current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Portugal ranks 38th and Spain ranks 39th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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