Portugal vs United States: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Portugal
12,808 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
United States
12,703 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
54th
United States rank
55th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • United States
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 12,808 BoP, current US$ per person against 12,703 BoP, current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 105 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States ahead.

Portugal ranks 54th and United States ranks 55th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States Difference Ahead
1970s 584.2 BoP, current US$ per person 818.61 BoP, current US$ per person 234.41 BoP, current US$ per person United States
1980s 1,246 BoP, current US$ per person 1,724 BoP, current US$ per person 478.01 BoP, current US$ per person United States
1990s 3,614 BoP, current US$ per person 3,234 BoP, current US$ per person 379.83 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 6,654 BoP, current US$ per person 6,324 BoP, current US$ per person 330.81 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 8,695 BoP, current US$ per person 8,772 BoP, current US$ per person 77.31 BoP, current US$ per person United States
2020s 11,551 BoP, current US$ per person 10,875 BoP, current US$ per person 675.96 BoP, current US$ per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Portugal or United States?
Portugal, at 12,808 BoP, current US$ per person against 12,703 BoP, current US$ per person in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Portugal and United States?
105 BoP, current US$ per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United States rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Portugal ranks 54th and United States ranks 55th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,802 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.