10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Portugal

Portugal: 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term was 27.43 billion BU in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
27.43 billion BU
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 212 countries
All-time high
27.49 billion BU
in 2024
All-time low
8.68 billion BU
in 2013
Years of data
21
2005–2025

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Portugal, 2005–2025

10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B2005201520252005: 8.9B BU2006: 9.8B BU2007: 11.7B BU2008: 14.4B BU2009: 11.2B BU2010: 9.4B BU2011: 10.8B BU2012: 9.7B BU2013: 8.7B BU2014: 9.5B BU2015: 8.7B BU2016: 9.6B BU2017: 10.4B BU2018: 18.2B BU2019: 18.6B BU2020: 16.3B BU2021: 16.3B BU2022: 17.2B BU2023: 18.9B BU2024: 27.5B BU2025: 27.4B BU

Source: BIS. Measured in BU.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 27.43 billion BU for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in 2025.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 214.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Portugal peaked at 27.49 billion BU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.68 billion BU, in 2013.

That places Portugal 25th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU) in Portugal, 2005 to 2025.
Year BU Change
2005 8.87 billion BU —
2006 9.76 billion BU +10.0%
2007 11.73 billion BU +20.2%
2008 14.39 billion BU +22.7%
2009 11.17 billion BU -22.4%
2010 9.35 billion BU -16.2%
2011 10.76 billion BU +15.1%
2012 9.73 billion BU -9.6%
2013 8.68 billion BU -10.8%
2014 9.46 billion BU +9.0%
2015 8.73 billion BU -7.8%
2016 9.59 billion BU +9.9%
2017 10.36 billion BU +8.0%
2018 18.16 billion BU +75.3%
2019 18.63 billion BU +2.6%
2020 16.29 billion BU -12.6%
2021 16.27 billion BU -0.1%
2022 17.24 billion BU +5.9%
2023 18.90 billion BU +9.7%
2024 27.49 billion BU +45.4%
2025 27.43 billion BU -0.2%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 27.43 billion BU is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.57 billion BU, 6.0× the median. (81 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 27.43 billion BU is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.20 billion BU, 4.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.18 billion BU 8.87 billion BU 14.39 billion BU 5
2010s 11.35 billion BU 8.68 billion BU 18.63 billion BU 10
2020s 20.60 billion BU 16.27 billion BU 27.49 billion BU 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 22 United Arab Emirates 30.62 billion BU compare
  2. 23 Sweden 28.68 billion BU compare
  3. 24 Turkey 28.24 billion BU compare
  4. 26 Czechia 23.91 billion BU compare
  5. 27 Denmark 22.95 billion BU compare
  6. 28 Saudi Arabia 22.55 billion BU compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Portugal?
10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Portugal was 27.43 billion BU in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 10_insured export credit exposures, short term recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 27.49 billion BU in 2024.
What is the lowest 10_insured export credit exposures, short term recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 8.68 billion BU in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term?
Portugal ranks 25th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
Is 10_insured export credit exposures, short term rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 214.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU)
Unit
BU
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 4,414 data points, 2005–2025
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ST refers to insured export credits with credit terms up to and including 12 months, except for transactions involving an insured manufacturing (pre-credit) risk with a risk period of more than 12 months, which are classified as medium/long-term (MLT).