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About

Portugal-Canada Trade: In 2023, Portugal exported $2.39B to Canada. The main products that Portugal exported to Canada were Unpackaged Medicaments ($1.75B), Wine ($51.2M), and Leather Footwear ($36.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 35.2%, from $529M in 2018 to $2.39B in 2023.

In 2020, Portugal exported services to Canada worth $97.1M, with Travel ($97.1M) being the largest in terms of value.

Canada-Portugal Trade: In 2023, Canada exported $331M to Portugal. The main products that Canada exported to Portugal were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($101M), Corn ($53.4M), and Wheat ($35.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Portugal have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.031%,  from $331M in 2018 to $331M in 2023.

In 2020, Canada exported services to Portugal worth $55.9M, with Transportation ($20.1M), Computer and information services ($18.6M), and Travel ($11.2M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 46 in total exports ($83B). That same year, Canada ranked 30 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.9), and 10 in total exports ($574B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Portugal exported $2.39B to Canada. The main products exported from Portugal to Canada were Unpackaged Medicaments ($1.75B), Wine ($51.2M), and Leather Footwear ($36.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 35.2%, from $529M in 2018 to $2.39B in 2023.

In 2018, Canada exported $331M to Portugal. The main products exported from Canada to Portugal were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($101M), Corn ($53.4M), and Wheat ($35.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Portugal have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.031%, from $331M in 2023 to $331M in 2018.

Exports from Portugal (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Canada (Flag) to Portugal (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$17.7B
Canada
Top Destination
United States$410B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Canada than Portugal included United States ($410B), China ($31.1B), and United Kingdom ($18B).

Difference in imports from Canada (Flag) and Portugal (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Portugal - Canada

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Portugal had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.78B), Textiles ($196M), and Foodstuffs ($67.6M).

During 2018, Canada had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Vegetable Products ($131M), Transportation ($109M), and Chemical Products ($21.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Portugal Canada+$49.2MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Canada Portugal+$89.7MCrude Petroleum

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 Canada worth $97.1M, with Travel ($97.1M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Canada exported services to Portugal worth $55.9M, with Transportation ($20.1M), Computer and information services ($18.6M), and Travel ($11.2M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

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

Services Exports from Canada (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 Canada. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Portugal indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over Portugal.

Product Space of Portugal (Flag) and Canada (Flag) (2023)

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