Material import dependency in Portugal
Portugal: Material import dependency was 32.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.1%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 35 countries
All-time high
32.3%
in 2024
All-time low
20.6%
in 2008
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Material import dependency in Portugal, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 32.1% for material import dependency in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in Portugal peaked at 32.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2008.
Portugal ranks 20th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 24.7% | 26.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 24.1% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 28.6% | 32.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More trade data for Portugal
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 31,878 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Lead time to export, median case 3 days (2018)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 133,935 Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 15,268 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 4,932 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 10.5 Balance (2026)
- Sawnwood trade by species 94,804 Thousand euro (2024)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 7,425 (2026)
- Intra and Extra-EU trade by Member State and by product group 76.5 (2025)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 771 Thousand tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in Portugal?
- Material import dependency in Portugal was 32.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for material import dependency?
- Portugal ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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