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18%CURRENT US$
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About

Portugal-Iran Trade: In 2022, Portugal exported $2.2M to Iran. The main products that Portugal exported to Iran were Cutting Blades ($472k), Kaolin ($310k), and Beauty Products ($263k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 50.2%, from $72M in 2017 to $2.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Portugal did not export any services to Iran.

Iran-Portugal Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $400k to Portugal. The main products that Iran exported to Portugal were Spices ($152k), Centrifuges ($57.6k), and Grapes ($52.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Portugal have decreased at an annualized rate of 36.8%,  from $6.27M in 2017 to $400k in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to Portugal.

Comparison: In 2022,  Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 48 in total exports ($81.7B). That same year, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Portugal exported $2.2M to Iran. The main products exported from Portugal to Iran were Cutting Blades ($472k), Kaolin ($310k), and Beauty Products ($263k). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 50.2%, from $72M in 2017 to $2.2M in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $400k to Portugal. The main products exported from Iran to Portugal were Spices ($152k), Centrifuges ($57.6k), and Grapes ($52.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Portugal have decreased at an annualized rate of 36.8%, from $6.27M in 2022 to $400k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$20.5B
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Portugal than Iran included Spain ($20.5B), France ($9.49B), and Germany ($8.76B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Portugal included China ($5.72B), Turkey ($3.17B), and Kuwait ($960M).

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

Comparative Advantage Portugal - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Portugal had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Machines ($562k), Metals ($477k), and Chemical Products ($371k).

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Vegetable Products ($206k), Machines ($113k), and Textiles ($25.8k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Portugal Iran+$492kPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Iran Portugal+$174kSpices

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 Iran. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Portugal indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Portugal.

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

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