Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Portugal: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
317.84 current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
11,648 current US$ per person
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
42nd
Portugal rank
45th

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Portugal
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019922025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 11,648 current US$ per person against 317.84 current US$ per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 11,330 current US$ per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 36.6 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 20.63 current US$ per person 94.7 current US$ per person 74.07 current US$ per person Portugal
1970s 45.97 current US$ per person 410.52 current US$ per person 364.55 current US$ per person Portugal
1980s 72.63 current US$ per person 1,134 current US$ per person 1,062 current US$ per person Portugal
1990s 69.53 current US$ per person 3,118 current US$ per person 3,048 current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 131.04 current US$ per person 5,762 current US$ per person 5,631 current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 253.39 current US$ per person 7,492 current US$ per person 7,239 current US$ per person Portugal
2020s 275.44 current US$ per person 10,220 current US$ per person 9,945 current US$ per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 11,648 current US$ per person against 317.84 current US$ per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Portugal?
11,330 current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Portugal rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 45th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.