Merchandise trade in Portugal
Portugal: Merchandise trade was 62.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Portugal is 62.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Portugal peaked at 76.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1962.
That places Portugal 78th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 26.1% | — |
| 1961 | 27.6% | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 25.3% | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 26.4% | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 29.3% | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 30.2% | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 30.5% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 28.5% | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 26.7% | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 28.2% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 30.9% | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 31.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 31.2% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 32.2% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 38.7% | +20.2% |
| 1975 | 29.9% | -22.8% |
| 1976 | 29.7% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 31.3% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 32.6% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 37.6% | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 42.4% | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 43.6% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 45.0% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 47.1% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 52.2% | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 49.2% | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 43.6% | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 48.3% | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 52.6% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 53.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 44.5% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 41.7% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 46.9% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 50.4% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 50.6% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 54.2% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 58.1% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 62.1% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.9% | 25.3% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.5% | 29.7% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.5% | 42.4% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 41.7% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 47.4% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 53.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 60.7% | 76.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 75 Azerbaijan 65.1% compare
- 76 Greenland 63.2% compare
- 77 Ireland 62.7% compare
- 79 Papua New Guinea 62.0% compare
- 80 Montenegro 61.8% compare
- 81 Denmark 61.5% compare
More private sector data for Portugal
- 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$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 11,648 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Portugal?
- Merchandise trade in Portugal was 62.1% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1962.
- How does Portugal rank for merchandise trade?
- Portugal ranks 78th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.