Portugal vs Romania: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

Portugal
2.2%
in 2023
Romania
2.0%
in 2023
Portugal rank
104th
Romania rank
106th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • Portugal
  • Romania
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 104th and Romania ranks 106th 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 5.5% 4.8% 0.6% Portugal
1970s 7.7% 9.0% 1.3% Romania
1980s 10.9% 25.2% 14.3% Romania
1990s 3.3% 6.8% 3.5% Romania
2000s 3.3% 0.6% 2.8% Portugal
2010s 3.2% 0.7% 2.5% Portugal
2020s 2.0% 1.3% 0.7% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Portugal or Romania?
Portugal, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Portugal and Romania?
0.2%, with Portugal 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 from economies in the arab world?
Portugal ranks 104th and Romania ranks 106th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.