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About

Portugal-Germany Trade: In 2022, Portugal exported $8.76B to Germany. The main products that Portugal exported to Germany were Cars ($1.09B), Revolution Counters ($716M), and Leather Footwear ($406M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 4.24%, from $7.12B in 2017 to $8.76B in 2022.

In 2020, Portugal exported services to Germany worth $2.13B, with Travel ($1.01B), Other business services ($503M), and Transportation ($482M) being the largest in terms of value.

Germany-Portugal Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $11.9B to Portugal. The main products that Germany exported to Portugal were Cars ($1.37B), Integrated Circuits ($614M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($607M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 3.44%,  from $10.1B in 2017 to $11.9B in 2022.

In 2020, Germany exported services to Portugal worth $971M, with Other business services ($498M), Transportation ($162M), and Computer and information services ($154M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 48 in total exports ($81.7B). That same year, Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Portugal exported $8.76B to Germany. The main products exported from Portugal to Germany were Cars ($1.09B), Revolution Counters ($716M), and Leather Footwear ($406M). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 4.24%, from $7.12B in 2017 to $8.76B in 2022.

In 2017, Germany exported $11.9B to Portugal. The main products exported from Germany to Portugal were Cars ($1.37B), Integrated Circuits ($614M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($607M). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 3.44%, from $10.1B in 2022 to $11.9B in 2017.

Exports from Portugal (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Germany (Flag) to Portugal (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$20.5B
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B

This map shows whether countries import more from Portugal or Germany. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Portugal and Germany or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Portugal than Germany included Angola ($1.59B), Gibraltar ($561M), and Cape Verde ($407M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Portugal included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and China ($109B).

Difference in imports from Germany (Flag) and Portugal (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Portugal - Germany

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Portugal and Germany by product, considering products traded by both, Portugal and Germany.

During 2022, Portugal had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Machines ($2.27B), Transportation ($1.67B), and Instruments ($838M).

During 2017, Germany had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Machines ($3.71B), Transportation ($2.55B), and Chemical Products ($1.83B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Portugal Germany+$221MCars
Top Product Potential Germany Portugal+$105MCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, Portugal exported services to Germany worth $2.13B, with Travel ($1.01B), Other business services ($503M), and Transportation ($482M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Germany exported services to Portugal worth $971M, with Other business services ($498M), Transportation ($162M), and Computer and information services ($154M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Portugal (Flag) to Germany (Flag) (2020)

Services Exports from Germany (Flag) to Portugal (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Portugal and Germany. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Portugal indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over Portugal.

Product Space of Portugal (Flag) and Germany (Flag) (2022)

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