Portugal vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Portugal
889,990 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
17,486 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • Portugal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 889,990 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,486 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 872,504 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 50.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 5,900 current US$ per square kilometre 191.17 current US$ per square kilometre 5,709 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 19,633 current US$ per square kilometre 764.77 current US$ per square kilometre 18,869 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 70,724 current US$ per square kilometre 1,272 current US$ per square kilometre 69,452 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 213,690 current US$ per square kilometre 2,037 current US$ per square kilometre 211,654 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 409,335 current US$ per square kilometre 9,253 current US$ per square kilometre 400,082 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 642,100 current US$ per square kilometre 15,574 current US$ per square kilometre 626,526 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 810,473 current US$ per square kilometre 16,413 current US$ per square kilometre 794,060 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$), per, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Portugal, at 889,990 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,486 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
872,504 current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Portugal ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.