Portugal Compensation of Employees (% of GDP) (2025)
Portugal's Compensation of Employees (% of GDP): 48.1 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025, +0.5pp YoY. Eurostat (NAMA_10_GDP), 2000–2025.
Portugal (2025)
48.1
% of GDP (current prices)
+0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP (current prices) | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48.1 | +0.5pp |
| 2024 | 47.6 | +0.6pp |
| 2023 | 47 | +0.4pp |
| 2022 | 46.6 | -1.3pp |
| 2021 | 47.9 | -0.3pp |
| 2020 | 48.2 | +3pp |
| 2019 | 45.2 | +0.6pp |
| 2018 | 44.6 | +0.7pp |
| 2017 | 43.9 | +0.3pp |
| 2016 | 43.6 | -0.2pp |
| 2015 | 43.8 | -0.5pp |
| 2014 | 44.3 | -0.6pp |
| 2013 | 44.9 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 44.9 | -1.6pp |
| 2011 | 46.5 | -0.9pp |
| 2010 | 47.4 | -0.3pp |
| 2009 | 47.7 | +1pp |
| 2008 | 46.7 | +0.5pp |
| 2007 | 46.2 | -0.7pp |
| 2006 | 46.9 | -0.9pp |
About this Dataset
Portugal recorded 48.1 % of GDP (current prices) in 2025. The latest change was +0.5pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from 43.6 in 2016 to 48.2 in 2001.
This page tracks compensation of employees (wages, salaries, and social contributions) as a share of GDP in Portugal from 2000 to present.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks compensation of employees (wages, salaries, and social contributions) as a share of GDP in Portugal from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).
The series peaked at 48.2 % of GDP (current prices) in 2001 and reached its lowest recorded value of 43.6 in 2016. The latest reading of 48.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.5pp.