Malta vs Portugal: Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports
Malta
76.4%
in 2024
Portugal
75.4%
in 2025
Malta rank
31st
Portugal rank
32nd
Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports 76.4% against 75.4% in Portugal, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.0% | 61.9% | 7.1% | Malta |
| 1970s | 87.7% | 68.3% | 19.5% | Malta |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 74.5% | 18.4% | Malta |
| 1990s | 96.9% | 83.7% | 13.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 80.0% | 12.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 74.9% | 18.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 75.0% | 5.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports, Malta or Portugal?
- Malta, at 76.4% against 75.4% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports between Malta and Portugal?
- 1.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports?
- Malta ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 32nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of manufactured products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of manufacture exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.