Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Portugal
Portugal: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 2.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Portugal, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Portugal is 2.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Portugal peaked at 3.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.
Portugal ranks 61st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.2% | — |
| 1961 | 2.2% | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | -13.5% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | -22.2% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | +20.8% |
| 1967 | 1.7% | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | -9.5% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | +20.2% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -12.2% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 3.0% | +85.3% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -32.4% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -29.8% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +118.9% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -21.0% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -36.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -60.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +143.4% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -55.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +61.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +80.3% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +29.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +41.8% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 2.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +143.4% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| 1978 | +118.9% | 1.4% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Portugal?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Portugal was 2.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
- How does Portugal rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Portugal ranks 61st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.