Imports of services as a part of balance of payment rose 28.7% to USD 20.1 bil in Portugal in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports of services as a part of balance of payment in Portugal reached an all time high of USD 20.1 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 0.730 bil in 1976. When compared to Portugal's main peers, imports of services as a part of balance of payment in France amounted to USD 258 bil, USD 345 bil in Ireland, USD 8.53 bil in Morocco and USD 74.6 bil in Spain in 2021.
Portugal has been ranked 42nd within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of imports of services as a part of balance of payment, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports of Services (BoP, USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 9.94 | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD bil | ... | 104 | 105 | 115 | 124 | 124 | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD bil | 105 | 105 | 112 | 122 | 126 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD bil | 233 | 237 | 247 | 274 | 267 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD bil | 301 | 317 | 349 | 375 | 376 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD bil | 2.81 | 3.19 | 3.70 | 4.16 | 3.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD bil | 175 | 220 | 231 | 241 | 332 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD bil | 103 | 105 | 117 | 127 | 123 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.641 | 0.605 | 0.740 | 0.682 | 0.793 | |||||
| Morocco | USD bil | 7.91 | 8.45 | 9.82 | 10.5 | 9.63 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | USD bil | 14.0 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 18.8 | 19.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | 62.2 | 65.5 | 71.7 | 82.4 | 86.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD bil | 3.08 | 3.01 | 3.05 | 3.22 | 3.05 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD bil | 239 | 235 | 247 | 284 | 286 |
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