Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Portugal
Portugal: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Portugal peaked at 0.321 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0891 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1976.
Portugal ranks 80th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Portugal, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0976 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 0.117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0891 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 1980 | 0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1706 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1929 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1964 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1807 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2813 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2938 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0891 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1778 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1807 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2661 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 77 Angola 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Finland 0.2651 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 82 Botswana 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Costa Rica 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 11,648 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Portugal?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Portugal was 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.321 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0891 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- How does Portugal rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 80th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.