Portugal vs United Kingdom: Trade in services
Portugal
28.9%
in 2024
United Kingdom
29.2%
in 2025
Portugal rank
73rd
United Kingdom rank
71st
Trade in services over time
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 29.2% against 28.9% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Portugal ranks 73rd and United Kingdom ranks 71st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 12.8% | 4.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 0.8% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 16.9% | 3.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 22.1% | 1.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 25.6% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Portugal or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 29.2% against 28.9% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for trade in services?
- Portugal ranks 73rd and United Kingdom ranks 71st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.