El Salvador vs Portugal: Fuel exports
Fuel exports over time
- El Salvador
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.1% against 5.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 4.2% | 1.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 3.5% | 1.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 7.5% | 4.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 6.4% | 2.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel exports, El Salvador or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.1% against 5.0% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel exports between El Salvador and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Portugal?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Portugal rank globally for fuel exports?
- El Salvador ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.