Africa Western and Central vs Portugal: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Africa Western and Central
306.56 current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
11,648 current US$ per person
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
44th
Portugal rank
45th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Portugal
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019922025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 11,648 current US$ per person against 306.56 current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 11,341 current US$ per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 38.0 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 45th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 20.94 current US$ per person 94.7 current US$ per person 73.76 current US$ per person Portugal
1970s 78.47 current US$ per person 410.52 current US$ per person 332.05 current US$ per person Portugal
1980s 118.23 current US$ per person 1,134 current US$ per person 1,016 current US$ per person Portugal
1990s 93.71 current US$ per person 3,118 current US$ per person 3,024 current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 170.68 current US$ per person 5,762 current US$ per person 5,591 current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 316.02 current US$ per person 7,492 current US$ per person 7,176 current US$ per person Portugal
2020s 293.89 current US$ per person 10,220 current US$ per person 9,926 current US$ per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Africa Western and Central or Portugal?
Portugal, at 11,648 current US$ per person against 306.56 current US$ per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Africa Western and Central and Portugal?
11,341 current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Portugal rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 45th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.