Which has higher value of imports from china as a share of gdp, Ireland or Portugal?

Portugal, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Ireland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Portugal: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP

Ireland

1.7%

in 2024

Portugal

1.8%

in 2024

Ireland rank

177th

Portugal rank

174th

Value of imports from China as a share of GDP over time

Ireland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 174th of 198 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Ireland
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Ireland
1980s	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%	Ireland
1990s	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%	Ireland
2000s	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%	Ireland
2010s	1.0%	1.0%	0.1%	Ireland
2020s	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value of imports from china as a share of gdp, Ireland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in value of imports from china as a share of gdp between Ireland and Portugal?: 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?: Ireland ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 174th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs Portugal: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/china-imports-as-share-of-gdp/ireland/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/china-imports-as-share-of-gdp/ireland/portugal/">Ireland vs Portugal: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP
Unit: %
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 9,308 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).