Portugal: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Portugal's merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) fell 0.49 percentage points on 2022 (from 2.43% to 1.94%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.46 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.13 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.91 percentage points in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.12 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 44% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Portugal had the 90th highest value of the 196 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Portugal in the 2023 ranking

• Uruguay — 86th of 196: 2.06%
• Estonia — 87th of 196: 2.01%
• Benin — 88th of 196: 2%
• Kenya — 90th of 196: 1.87%
• Jamaica — 91st of 196: 1.78%
• Ghana — 92nd of 196: 1.77%

What this measures

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 64 values

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in nearby economies

• Albania — 17.08% (2023)
• Armenia — 5.69% (2023)
• Austria — 3.38% (2023)
• Azerbaijan — 23.37% (2023)
• Belarus — 4.22% (2023)
• Belgium — 1.36% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina

More private sector & trade data for Portugal

• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 62.1% (2025)
• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$125.85 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$89.42 billion (2025)
• Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) — 1.42% (2025)
• Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — 15.9% (2025)
• Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — 8.47% (2025)
• Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) — 71.62% (2025)
• Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) — 2.52% (2025)
• Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

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Questions people ask

What is Portugal's merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)?

1.94% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 1.92 percentage points from 0.02% in 1960. The highest value was 3.55% in 2018 and the lowest 0.02% in 1960.

How does Portugal rank?

90th highest of 196 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) unusual for Portugal?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.R2.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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