Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Portugal
Portugal: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 22.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Portugal, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 22.4% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Portugal peaked at 57.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2020.
That places Portugal 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 39.5% | — |
| 1976 | 50.8% | +28.5% |
| 1977 | 53.6% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 52.6% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 54.7% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 57.5% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 54.7% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 51.6% | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 54.2% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 48.1% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 50.3% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 48.4% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 46.2% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | -43.3% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 22.4% | -1.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 22.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 22.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.3%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -43.3% | 45.0% | 25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.1% | 39.5% | 53.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 48.1% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 25.2% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 24.3% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 22.2% | 31.4% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 31.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 68.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Portugal?
- Transport services in Portugal was 22.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 1981.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for transport services?
- Portugal ranks 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.