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Exports $403MRnk 29 / 211
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Top Product $35.6MCars
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Exports $1.31MRnk 102 / 216
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Top Product $101MRefined Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.57Rnk 42 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.15Rnk 54 / 132
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GDP$289BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH27.5%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$514BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH28.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $27,331CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH26.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$49,041CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-5.73%CURRENT US$
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About

Portugal-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Portugal exported $403M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Portugal exported to United Arab Emirates were Cars ($35.6M), Knit T-shirts ($29.6M), and Packaged Medicaments ($18.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 7.95%, from $275M in 2018 to $403M in 2023.

In 2023, Portugal did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates-Portugal In N/A, United Arab Emirates did not export any products to Portugal.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Portugal.

Comparison: In 2023,  Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 46 in total exports ($83B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B).

Latest Trends

December, 2024

About

Overview In December 2024, Portugal exported €17M and imported €3.58M from United Arab Emirates, resulting in a positive trade balance of €13.4M. Between December 2023 and December 2024 the exports of Portugal have decreased by €-426k (-2.45%) from €17.4M to €17M, while imports increased by €1.86M (109%) from €1.71M to €3.58M.

Trade In December 2024, the top exports of Portugal to United Arab Emirates were Cars, tractors, trucks & parts thereof. (€3.35M), Wood, wood articles, & charcoal (€1.17M), Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts (€1.15M), Pharmaceutical products (€978k), and Wadding, felt, nonwovens, twin, ropes, &... (€842k). In December 2024 the top imports of Portugal from United Arab Emirates were Iron/Steel Articles (€2.34M), Plastics & articles thereof (€220k), Electrical machinery and electronics (€166k), Machinery, mechanical appliances, & parts (€81.2k), and Edible vegetables, roots, & tubers (€63k).

Growth In December 2024, the decrease in Portugal's year-by-year exports to United Arab Emirates was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Electrical machinery and electronics (€-807k or -62.1%), Aircraft and Spacecraft (€-448k or -90.7%), and Wood pulp & paper scrap (€-381k or -100%). In December 2024, the increase in Portugal's year-by-year imports  from United Arab Emirates was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Iron/Steel Articles (€2.24M or 2.14k%), Electrical machinery and electronics (€156k or 1.48k%), and Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical... (€14.9k or 511%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)€-426k(-2.45%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)€1.86M(109%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Portugal. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Portugal over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, Portugal exported $403M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Portugal to United Arab Emirates were Cars ($35.6M), Knit T-shirts ($29.6M), and Packaged Medicaments ($18.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 7.95%, from $275M in 2018 to $403M in 2023.

United Arab Emirates does not register exports to Portugal. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Portugal were Refined Petroleum ($101M), Gas Turbines ($8.04M), and Iron Structures ($7.76M).

Exports from Portugal (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Portugal (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Portugal
Top DestinationSpain$17.7B
United Arab Emirates
Top DestinationChina$40.2B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Portugal than United Arab Emirates included Spain ($17.7B), France ($9.19B), and Germany ($8.12B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Portugal included China ($40.2B), India ($38.2B), and Japan ($37.4B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Portugal (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Portugal - United Arab Emirates

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This chart compares trade between Portugal and United Arab Emirates by product, considering products traded by both, Portugal and United Arab Emirates.

During 2023, Portugal had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Textiles ($108M), Machines ($67M), and Transportation ($44.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Portugal United Arab Emirates+$17.7MCars
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Portugal+$6.46MEthylene Polymers

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Portugal (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

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