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

Italy
0.2866 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Portugal
0.2789 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Italy rank
67th
Portugal rank
70th

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

  • Italy
  • Portugal
0.050.10.150.20.250.3196019912023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.2866 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2789 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 70th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1024 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
1970s 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP Italy
1980s 0.1476 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1671 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
1990s 0.1632 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP Italy
2010s 0.2408 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2601 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2867 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 0.2866 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2789 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Italy and Portugal?
0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Italy ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 70th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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