Portugal vs Romania: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy
Portugal
81.53 billion current US$
in 2023
Romania
100.27 billion current US$
in 2023
Portugal rank
42nd
Romania rank
39th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 100.27 billion current US$ against 81.53 billion current US$ in Portugal, a difference of 18.74 billion current US$.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Portugal ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 515.81 million current US$ | 510.48 million current US$ | 5.33 million current US$ | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.80 billion current US$ | 3.27 billion current US$ | 1.47 billion current US$ | Romania |
| 1980s | 6.47 billion current US$ | 7.48 billion current US$ | 1.01 billion current US$ | Romania |
| 1990s | 19.55 billion current US$ | 6.16 billion current US$ | 13.40 billion current US$ | Portugal |
| 2000s | 37.45 billion current US$ | 26.54 billion current US$ | 10.91 billion current US$ | Portugal |
| 2010s | 58.82 billion current US$ | 65.63 billion current US$ | 6.81 billion current US$ | Romania |
| 2020s | 74.24 billion current US$ | 88.62 billion current US$ | 14.37 billion current US$ | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 100.27 billion current US$ against 81.53 billion current US$ in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Portugal and Romania?
- 18.74 billion current US$, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
- Portugal ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 39th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.