Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Portugal

Trade balance in Portugal in 2025 — 3,179,729,609 US$. Ranked 46 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 885.4%.

2025 3.18B US$ −48.74% vs 2024
World rank 46of 138
Period maximum 6.2B US$2024
Period minimum -25.17B US$2008

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Trade balance — Portugal, 1970–2025-30B-20B-10B010B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: -404,839,609 US$1971: -494,459,364 US$1972: -399,770,200 US$1973: -808,299,264 US$1974: -2,073,433,307 US$1975: -1,851,043,137 US$1976: -2,113,779,841 US$1977: -2,499,565,217 US$1978: -2,256,546,533 US$1979: -2,220,319,672 US$1980: -3,725,442,531 US$1981: -4,769,358,306 US$1982: -4,394,442,482 US$1983: -2,676,254,072 US$1984: -1,526,440,701 US$1985: -822,089,658 US$1986: -786,655,944 US$1987: -2,360,348,655 US$1988: -4,466,105,850 US$1989: -3,598,389,356 US$1990: -5,287,396,991 US$1991: -6,488,605,522 US$1992: -7,950,987,526 US$1993: -6,626,869,468 US$1994: -6,888,712,560 US$1995: -7,530,287,913 US$1996: -8,722,525,344 US$1997: -9,357,416,810 US$1998: -11,362,958,593 US$1999: -13,193,669,762 US$2000: -13,098,469,052 US$2001: -12,424,660,029 US$2002: -11,001,387,196 US$2003: -10,582,015,649 US$2004: -14,905,302,070 US$2005: -17,311,334,503 US$2006: -16,350,314,966 US$2007: -18,176,093,820 US$2008: -25,165,708,546 US$2009: -16,894,818,154 US$2010: -18,202,971,435 US$2011: -10,270,004,539 US$2012: -1,069,897,488 US$2013: 2,487,546,494 US$2014: 343,995,351 US$2015: 1,474,193,135 US$2016: 2,450,560,626 US$2017: 2,379,942,262 US$2018: 1,499,682,322 US$2019: 1,285,251,893 US$2020: -4,584,592,430 US$2021: -7,109,880,156 US$2022: -6,167,577,402 US$2023: 3,435,097,440 US$2024: 6,203,529,441 US$2025: 3,179,729,609 US$
Change over the period: +3.58B (+885.43%)

Comparison, 2025

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

Portugal 3.18B US$
Europe & Central Asia computed 864B US$
Southern Europe computed 97.93B US$
Trade balance — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 3.18B −3.02B −48.74%
2024 6.2B +2.77B +80.59%
2023 3.44B +9.6B +155.7%
2022 -6.17B +942M +13.25%
2021 -7.11B −2.53B −55.08%
2020 -4.58B −5.87B −456.71%
2019 1.29B −214M −14.3%
2018 1.5B −880M −36.99%
2017 2.38B −70.62M −2.88%
2016 2.45B +976M +66.23%
2015 1.47B +1.13B +328.55%
2014 344M −2.14B −86.17%
2013 2.49B +3.56B +332.5%
2012 -1.07B +9.2B +89.58%
2011 -10.27B +7.93B +43.58%
2010 -18.2B −1.31B −7.74%
2009 -16.89B +8.27B +32.87%
2008 -25.17B −6.99B −38.45%
2007 -18.18B −1.83B −11.17%
2006 -16.35B +961M +5.55%
2005 -17.31B −2.41B −16.14%
2004 -14.91B −4.32B −40.86%
2003 -10.58B +419M +3.81%
2002 -11B +1.42B +11.46%
2001 -12.42B +674M +5.14%
2000 -13.1B +95.2M +0.72%
1999 -13.19B −1.83B −16.11%
1998 -11.36B −2.01B −21.43%
1997 -9.36B −635M −7.28%
1996 -8.72B −1.19B −15.83%
1995 -7.53B −642M −9.31%
1994 -6.89B −262M −3.95%
1993 -6.63B +1.32B +16.65%
1992 -7.95B −1.46B −22.54%
1991 -6.49B −1.2B −22.72%
1990 -5.29B −1.69B −46.94%
1989 -3.6B +868M +19.43%
1988 -4.47B −2.11B −89.21%
1987 -2.36B −1.57B −200.05%
1986 -787M +35.43M +4.31%
1985 -822M +704M +46.14%
1984 -1.53B +1.15B +42.96%
1983 -2.68B +1.72B +39.1%
1982 -4.39B +375M +7.86%
1981 -4.77B −1.04B −28.02%
1980 -3.73B −1.51B −67.79%
1979 -2.22B +36.23M +1.61%
1978 -2.26B +243M +9.72%
1977 -2.5B −386M −18.25%
1976 -2.11B −263M −14.19%
1975 -1.85B +222M +10.73%
1974 -2.07B −1.27B −156.52%
1973 -808M −409M −102.19%
1972 -400M +94.69M +19.15%
1971 -494M −89.62M −22.14%
1970 -405M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

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