Portugal vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Portugal
0.3886 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Switzerland
0.3921 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Portugal rank
78th
Switzerland rank
76th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit over time

  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.3921 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3886 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Portugal ranks 78th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1592 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0493 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1970s 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.218 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
1980s 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
1990s 0.2795 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.232 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.3189 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2944 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.3427 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3679 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland
2020s 0.3887 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.393 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Portugal or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.3921 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3886 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Portugal and Switzerland?
0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Portugal ranks 78th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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 imports by the reporting economy (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
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.