Portugal vs Small states: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Portugal
81.53 billion current US$
in 2023
Small states
76.36 billion current US$
in 2023
Portugal rank
42nd
Small states rank
44th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Portugal
  • Small states
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 81.53 billion current US$ against 76.36 billion current US$ in Small states, a difference of 5.17 billion current US$.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.

Portugal ranks 42nd and Small states ranks 44th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 515.81 million current US$ 804.39 million current US$ 288.58 million current US$ Small states
1970s 1.80 billion current US$ 5.86 billion current US$ 4.06 billion current US$ Small states
1980s 6.47 billion current US$ 12.47 billion current US$ 6.00 billion current US$ Small states
1990s 19.55 billion current US$ 15.49 billion current US$ 4.06 billion current US$ Portugal
2000s 37.45 billion current US$ 36.49 billion current US$ 959.38 million current US$ Portugal
2010s 58.82 billion current US$ 62.24 billion current US$ 3.43 billion current US$ Small states
2020s 74.24 billion current US$ 76.96 billion current US$ 2.72 billion current US$ Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Portugal or Small states?
Portugal, at 81.53 billion current US$ against 76.36 billion current US$ in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Portugal and Small states?
5.17 billion current US$, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Small states?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Small states rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Portugal ranks 42nd and Small states ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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$.