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

Portugal
0.2789 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
South Africa
0.2709 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Portugal rank
70th
South Africa rank
73rd

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

  • Portugal
  • South Africa
0.10.150.20.250.3196019912023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.2789 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 73rd of 202 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1309 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0569 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.2601 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2149 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.2867 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2653 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0213 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$), per unit, Portugal or South Africa?
Portugal, at 0.2789 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2709 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Portugal and South Africa?
0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Portugal ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.