Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Portugal
Portugal: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 82.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Portugal, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Portugal is 82.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Portugal peaked at 90.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 1963.
Portugal ranks 33rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.9% | — |
| 1961 | 74.2% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 71.7% | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 72.0% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 74.5% | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 73.3% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 75.0% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 76.6% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 80.4% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 73.7% | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 75.3% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 79.4% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 82.6% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 80.3% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 78.2% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 80.4% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 78.7% | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 76.2% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 84.4% | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 86.9% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 85.7% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 87.4% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 88.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 88.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 87.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 90.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +3.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 82.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 82.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.5% | 71.7% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.4% | 73.7% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.7% | 76.2% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 85.7% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 82.4% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 78.7% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 80.2% | 84.2% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Portugal?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Portugal was 82.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 1963.
- How does Portugal rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Portugal ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.