Portugal vs Spain: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.1% against 5.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 82nd and Spain ranks 83rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 5.8% | 4.3% | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 4.0% | 2.2% | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 6.4% | 2.4% | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 4.1% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 0.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel exports, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 5.1% against 5.0% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel exports between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for fuel exports?
- Portugal ranks 82nd and Spain 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.