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Trade between Portugal and Spain

In 2024, Portugal exported $17.7 billion to Spain and imported $37.1 billion. Portugal ran a deficit of $19.4 billion with Spain, compared with a deficit of $13.8 billion in 2019. Spain was Portugal’s largest trading partner (28% of its trade), and Portugal was Spain’s 4th (7%).

Summary

Portugal → Spain
$17.7billion
Spain → Portugal
$37.1billion
Portugal’s balance
-$19.4billion

Balance

Portugal’s trade balance with Spain

Trade between Portugal and Spain grew 5.2-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Portugal’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 17.7
  • Imports 37.1
  • Balance -19.4

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$3.4 billion$7.2 billion-$3.8 billion
1996$3.7 billion$7.9 billion-$4.2 billion
1997$3.5 billion$8.5 billion-$5 billion
1998$3.9 billion$9.4 billion-$5.5 billion
1999$4.4 billion$10.5 billion-$6.1 billion
2000$4.6 billion$10.6 billion-$6 billion
2001$4.6 billion$11.2 billion-$6.6 billion
2002$5.4 billion$11.8 billion-$6.4 billion
2003$7.2 billion$14.4 billion-$7.2 billion
2004$8.8 billion$17.2 billion-$8.5 billion
2005$9.9 billion$19.8 billion-$9.9 billion
2006$11.4 billion$21.8 billion-$10.5 billion
2007$13.5 billion$25.8 billion-$12.3 billion
2008$14.6 billion$28.9 billion-$14.3 billion
2009$10.7 billion$23.6 billion-$13 billion
2010$12 billion$24.9 billion-$12.9 billion
2011$13.3 billion$26.6 billion-$13.3 billion
2012$12 billion$23.1 billion-$11.1 billion
2013$13.7 billion$24.5 billion-$10.8 billion
2014$14 billion$25.7 billion-$11.6 billion
2015$12.7 billion$22.2 billion-$9.5 billion
2016$12.9 billion$22.7 billion-$9.8 billion
2017$13.4 billion$25.4 billion-$12 billion
2018$14.9 billion$30 billion-$15 billion
2019$13.4 billion$27.2 billion-$13.8 billion
2020$13 billion$25.2 billion-$12.2 billion
2021$16.7 billion$32.2 billion-$15.5 billion
2022$17.7 billion$36.8 billion-$19.2 billion
2023$17.7 billion$38.1 billion-$20.5 billion
2024$17.7 billion$37.1 billion-$19.4 billion

What they sell each other

What Portugal sells to Spain

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Auto parts$1.2 billion · 7%
    257 thousand tonnes · Portugal’s destinations
  2. Olive oil$717 million · 4.1%
    118 thousand tonnes · Portugal’s destinations
  3. Trucks$414 million · 2.3%
    47 thousand tonnes · Spain’s sources
  4. Cars$383 million · 2.2%
    29 thousand tonnes · Portugal’s destinations
  5. Electricity$327 million · 1.9%
    Spain’s sources
  6. 108 thousand tonnes
  7. Glass bottles and jars$312 million · 1.8%
    749 thousand tonnes
  8. Seats and chairs$294 million · 1.7%
    42 thousand tonnes
  9. Centrifuges and filters$284 million · 1.6%
    9 thousand tonnes
  10. Cigarettes and cigars$265 million · 1.5%
    11 thousand tonnes

What Spain sells to Portugal

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Cars$2.1 billion · 5.6%
    116 thousand tonnes · Spain’s destinations
  2. Auto parts$1.3 billion · 3.6%
    188 thousand tonnes · Spain’s destinations
  3. Refined petroleum$1.3 billion · 3.6%
    1.6 million tonnes · Spain’s destinations
  4. Electricity$1.1 billion · 2.9%
    Spain’s destinations
  5. 1 thousand tonnes
  6. Olive oil$559 million · 1.5%
    81 thousand tonnes · Spain’s destinations
  7. Bread, biscuits and pastries$454 million · 1.2%
    169 thousand tonnes
  8. Fresh beef$435 million · 1.2%
    72 thousand tonnes
  9. 9 thousand tonnes · Spain’s destinations
  10. Pork$380 million · 1%
    96 thousand tonnes · Spain’s destinations

How it travels

Portugal and Spain traded $54.8 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 82% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.

Split by transport mode

  1. Sea$10.1 billion · 18.3%
  2. Land$44.7 billion · 81.7%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Spain was Portugal’s largest trading partner (28% of its trade), and Portugal was Spain’s 4th (7%).

Spain in Portugal’s trade
27.5%
Spain’s rank among Portugal’s partners
1st
Portugal in Spain’s trade
6.6%
Portugal’s rank among Spain’s partners
4th

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.