Portugal natural stone exports H1 2026: −5.5%

In the first half of 2026 (January–June), Portugal exported EUR 224.7 million of natural stone, −5.5% on the same period of 2025 (EUR 237.8 million). In weight, shipments came to 821.5 thousand tonnes, −4.1% on a year earlier (856.6 thousand tonnes).

• EUR 224.7 m

  exported, January–June 2026

• −5.5%

  value on January–June 2025

• 821.5 kt

  shipped, January–June 2026

• −4.1%

  tonnes on January–June 2025

Value and volume

• 2025237.8
• 2026224.7

• 2025856.6
• 2026821.5

Value fell faster than volume: export value fell 5.5% and exported weight fell 4.1%.

Raw blocks and worked stone

Stone in the raw (CN 2514–2516: blocks and slabs as quarried) rose 6.0% in value and 4.6% in tonnes. Worked stone (CN 6801–6803: paving, slabs, tiles, monuments) fell 9.8% in value and 13.2% in tonnes. Raw stone made up 30% of the half-year's export value.

How Portugal compares

Of the eight countries with first-half 2026 data in the KEYSTONE. monthly bulletins, Portugal ranks fourth on change in value and sixth on change in tonnes. Türkiye and China have no 2026 data yet, so the comparison leaves out two of the largest exporters. The side-by-side view is in Natural stone exports in the first half of 2026: eight countries.

In the dashboard

The Portugal monthly bulletin goes further: every month to August 2026, each destination, each stone type and each code.

Figures from Eurostat Comext, in euros. The latest months are provisional and may still be revised.