Portugal vs Spain: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Portugal
912,837 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
845,486 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
43rd
Spain rank
44th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 912,837 current US$ per square kilometre against 845,486 current US$ per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 67,351 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 6,193 current US$ per square kilometre 2,255 current US$ per square kilometre 3,938 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 20,792 current US$ per square kilometre 15,897 current US$ per square kilometre 4,895 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 75,176 current US$ per square kilometre 55,116 current US$ per square kilometre 20,060 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 224,212 current US$ per square kilometre 168,930 current US$ per square kilometre 55,282 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 414,493 current US$ per square kilometre 373,750 current US$ per square kilometre 40,743 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 656,914 current US$ per square kilometre 614,423 current US$ per square kilometre 42,491 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 826,393 current US$ per square kilometre 763,603 current US$ per square kilometre 62,790 current US$ per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 912,837 current US$ per square kilometre against 845,486 current US$ per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
67,351 current US$ per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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