North America vs Portugal: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- North America
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 82.5% against 55.6% in North America, a difference of 26.9%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
North America ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.4% | 73.5% | 3.9% | North America |
| 1970s | 78.5% | 78.4% | 0.1% | North America |
| 1980s | 79.3% | 81.7% | 2.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 88.1% | 13.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 86.7% | 24.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 82.8% | 28.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 82.5% | 28.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, North America or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 82.5% against 55.6% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between North America and Portugal?
- 26.9%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do North America and Portugal rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- North America ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.