North America vs Portugal: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

North America
55.6%
in 2023
Portugal
82.5%
in 2023
North America rank
30th
Portugal rank
33rd

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • North America
  • Portugal
020406080100196019912023

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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

North America vs Portugal: Merchandise imports from high-income economies. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-high-income-economies-percent-of-total-merchandise-imports/north-america/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-high-income-economies-percent-of-total-merchandise-imports/north-america/portugal/">North America vs Portugal: Merchandise imports from high-income economies</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.