Portugal vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

Portugal
8,276 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7,999 current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
42nd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
43rd

Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 8,276 current US$ per person against 7,999 current US$ per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 277 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Portugal ranks 42nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 60.91 current US$ per person 247.92 current US$ per person 187.02 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 208.2 current US$ per person 769.6 current US$ per person 561.4 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 689.25 current US$ per person 1,999 current US$ per person 1,310 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 2,040 current US$ per person 3,912 current US$ per person 1,872 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 3,614 current US$ per person 5,993 current US$ per person 2,379 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 5,786 current US$ per person 7,305 current US$ per person 1,519 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 7,550 current US$ per person 7,390 current US$ per person 159.94 current US$ per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Portugal or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Portugal, at 8,276 current US$ per person against 7,999 current US$ per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
277 current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
Portugal ranks 42nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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