Portugal vs Spain: Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita
Portugal
67.16 units per person
in 2025
Spain
69.18 units per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
39th
Spain rank
37th
Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 69.18 units per person against 67.16 units per person in Portugal, a difference of 2.02 units per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 39th and Spain ranks 37th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 units per person | 1.66 units per person | 0.1456 units per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.77 units per person | 2.52 units per person | 0.748 units per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.93 units per person | 14.04 units per person | 9.11 units per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 37.1 units per person | 35.76 units per person | 1.34 units per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 28.5 units per person | 24.51 units per person | 3.99 units per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 42.3 units per person | 31.06 units per person | 11.25 units per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 61.8 units per person | 68.25 units per person | 6.45 units per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 69.18 units per person against 67.16 units per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita between Portugal and Spain?
- 2.02 units per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 39th and Spain ranks 37th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve tranche position, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.