Portugal vs Romania: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Portugal
113.59 billion current US$
in 2023
Romania
131.91 billion current US$
in 2023
Portugal rank
37th
Romania rank
34th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 131.91 billion current US$ against 113.59 billion current US$ in Portugal, a difference of 18.33 billion current US$.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 37th and Romania ranks 34th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 791.96 million current US$ | 647.33 million current US$ | 144.63 million current US$ | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.59 billion current US$ | 3.94 billion current US$ | 349.19 million current US$ | Romania |
| 1980s | 10.75 billion current US$ | 6.41 billion current US$ | 4.34 billion current US$ | Portugal |
| 1990s | 30.20 billion current US$ | 8.22 billion current US$ | 21.98 billion current US$ | Portugal |
| 2000s | 60.44 billion current US$ | 40.17 billion current US$ | 20.28 billion current US$ | Portugal |
| 2010s | 77.74 billion current US$ | 78.40 billion current US$ | 661.64 million current US$ | Romania |
| 2020s | 100.90 billion current US$ | 118.17 billion current US$ | 17.27 billion current US$ | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 131.91 billion current US$ against 113.59 billion current US$ in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Portugal and Romania?
- 18.33 billion current US$, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Portugal ranks 37th and Romania ranks 34th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.