Botswana vs Portugal: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
82nd
Portugal rank
80th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 82nd and Portugal ranks 80th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1081 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1488 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1970s 0.3909 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2796 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1980s 0.56 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1778 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3821 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.4664 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2769 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.4327 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.4313 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2661 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1652 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.3143 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2831 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Portugal?
0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Portugal rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 82nd and Portugal ranks 80th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.