Malta vs Portugal: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
Malta
6 rank
in 2024
Portugal
6 rank
in 2024
Malta rank
18th
Portugal rank
18th
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports 6 rank against 6 rank in Portugal, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.33 rank | 62.83 rank | 45.5 rank | Portugal |
| 1970s | 18.9 rank | 71.2 rank | 52.3 rank | Portugal |
| 1980s | 20.2 rank | 48 rank | 27.8 rank | Portugal |
| 1990s | 14.9 rank | 22.3 rank | 7.4 rank | Portugal |
| 2000s | 8.9 rank | 13.5 rank | 4.6 rank | Portugal |
| 2010s | 7.9 rank | 7.2 rank | 0.7 rank | Malta |
| 2020s | 6 rank | 5.6 rank | 0.4 rank | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, Malta or Portugal?
- Malta, at 6 rank against 6 rank in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between Malta and Portugal?
- 0 rank, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- Malta ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 18th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 indicates that the China is the country's largest import partner.