Portugal vs Spain: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square
Portugal
2.78 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
2.96 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
49th
Spain rank
47th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.96 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.78 million current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 176,670 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th of 204 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 177,770 current US$ per square kilometre | 200,144 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,374 current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 381,161 current US$ per square kilometre | 474,253 current US$ per square kilometre | 93,093 current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | 49,622 current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.80 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.00 million current US$ per square kilometre | 198,562 current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.48 million current US$ per square kilometre | 327,384 current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.45 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.65 million current US$ per square kilometre | 199,282 current US$ per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.96 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.78 million current US$ per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Portugal and Spain?
- 176,670 current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
- Portugal ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.