{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pt-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-government-debt-gdp/","title":"Portugal Government Debt (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Portugal's Government Debt (% of GDP): 89.7 % of GDP in 2025, -3.8pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10DD_EDPT1), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","Portugal","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Portugal","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Portugal Government Debt (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10DD_EDPT1/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Portugal"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Portugal (2025)","value":"89.7","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-3.8pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-3.8pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Portugal Government Debt (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":54.2},{"period":"2001","value":57.4},{"period":"2002","value":60},{"period":"2003","value":63.9},{"period":"2004","value":67.1},{"period":"2005","value":72.2},{"period":"2006","value":73.7},{"period":"2007","value":72.7},{"period":"2008","value":75.5},{"period":"2009","value":87.6},{"period":"2010","value":99.9},{"period":"2011","value":114},{"period":"2012","value":128.6},{"period":"2013","value":130.8},{"period":"2014","value":132.5},{"period":"2015","value":131},{"period":"2016","value":131.2},{"period":"2017","value":126},{"period":"2018","value":121.1},{"period":"2019","value":116.1},{"period":"2020","value":134.1},{"period":"2021","value":123.9},{"period":"2022","value":111.2},{"period":"2023","value":96.9},{"period":"2024","value":93.5},{"period":"2025","value":89.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"89.7","yoyChange":"-3.8pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"93.5","yoyChange":"-3.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"96.9","yoyChange":"-14.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"111.2","yoyChange":"-12.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"123.9","yoyChange":"-10.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"134.1","yoyChange":"+18.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"116.1","yoyChange":"-5.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"121.1","yoyChange":"-4.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"126.0","yoyChange":"-5.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"131.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"131.0","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"132.5","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"130.8","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"128.6","yoyChange":"+14.6pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"114.0","yoyChange":"+14.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"99.9","yoyChange":"+12.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"87.6","yoyChange":"+12.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"75.5","yoyChange":"+2.8pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"72.7","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"73.7","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Maastricht government debt (% of GDP) in Portugal from 2000 to present. Show the Maastricht 60% threshold context and post-COVID deleveraging path. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 134.1 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 54.2 in 2000. The latest reading of 89.7 in 2025 represents a change of -3.8pp."}]}