Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Portugal

Imports (% of GDP) in Portugal in 2025 — 42.74%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 18.64 pp.

2025 42.74% −1.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 67of 138
Period maximum 51.88%2022
Period minimum 24.06%1976

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Portugal, 1970–2025203040506019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 24.1%1971: 25.02%1972: 24.89%1973: 26.3%1974: 32.89%1975: 25.55%1976: 24.06%1977: 26.09%1978: 25.37%1979: 29.54%1980: 32.78%1981: 35.25%1982: 35.08%1983: 34.38%1984: 35.23%1985: 32.27%1986: 28.03%1987: 32.24%1988: 35.56%1989: 35.4%1990: 35.89%1991: 33.82%1992: 31.85%1993: 30.58%1994: 32.04%1995: 33.14%1996: 33.66%1997: 35.15%1998: 36.5%1999: 36.83%2000: 39.25%2001: 37.65%2002: 35.23%2003: 33.77%2004: 35.54%2005: 35.86%2006: 38.19%2007: 38.75%2008: 40.81%2009: 34.2%2010: 37.66%2011: 38.6%2012: 38.22%2013: 38.47%2014: 40.04%2015: 39.95%2016: 39.17%2017: 41.87%2018: 43.06%2019: 43.12%2020: 39.25%2021: 44.33%2022: 51.88%2023: 45.98%2024: 43.84%2025: 42.74%
Change over the period: +18.64 pp Annual average: 0.34 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 42.74%
World 28.5%
Southern Europe computed 35.09%
Imports (% of GDP) — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 42.74 −1.1 pp
2024 43.84 −2.14 pp
2023 45.98 −5.9 pp
2022 51.88 +7.56 pp
2021 44.33 +5.07 pp
2020 39.25 −3.87 pp
2019 43.12 +0.06 pp
2018 43.06 +1.19 pp
2017 41.87 +2.7 pp
2016 39.17 −0.78 pp
2015 39.95 −0.09 pp
2014 40.04 +1.57 pp
2013 38.47 +0.25 pp
2012 38.22 −0.38 pp
2011 38.6 +0.93 pp
2010 37.66 +3.46 pp
2009 34.2 −6.62 pp
2008 40.81 +2.06 pp
2007 38.75 +0.56 pp
2006 38.19 +2.33 pp
2005 35.86 +0.32 pp
2004 35.54 +1.77 pp
2003 33.77 −1.46 pp
2002 35.23 −2.42 pp
2001 37.65 −1.59 pp
2000 39.25 +2.42 pp
1999 36.83 +0.33 pp
1998 36.5 +1.35 pp
1997 35.15 +1.49 pp
1996 33.66 +0.52 pp
1995 33.14 +1.1 pp
1994 32.04 +1.47 pp
1993 30.58 −1.27 pp
1992 31.85 −1.97 pp
1991 33.82 −2.07 pp
1990 35.89 +0.48 pp
1989 35.4 −0.16 pp
1988 35.56 +3.33 pp
1987 32.24 +4.21 pp
1986 28.03 −4.25 pp
1985 32.27 −2.96 pp
1984 35.23 +0.86 pp
1983 34.38 −0.7 pp
1982 35.08 −0.17 pp
1981 35.25 +2.47 pp
1980 32.78 +3.24 pp
1979 29.54 +4.17 pp
1978 25.37 −0.72 pp
1977 26.09 +2.04 pp
1976 24.06 −1.49 pp
1975 25.55 −7.34 pp
1974 32.89 +6.59 pp
1973 26.3 +1.4 pp
1972 24.89 −0.13 pp
1971 25.02 +0.92 pp
1970 24.1

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.