Portugal (2025)
0.7
% of GDP
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Portugal Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 0.7 +0.1pp
2024 0.6 -0.5pp
2023 1.1 +1.4pp
2022 -0.3 +2.5pp
2021 -2.8 +3pp
2020 -5.8 -5.9pp
2019 0.1 +0.5pp
2018 -0.4 +2.6pp
2017 -3 -1.1pp
2016 -1.9 +2.6pp
2015 -4.5 +2.9pp
2014 -7.4 -2.2pp
2013 -5.2 +1pp
2012 -6.2 +1.5pp
2011 -7.7 +3.7pp
2010 -11.4 -1.5pp
2009 -9.9 -6.1pp
2008 -3.8 -0.9pp
2007 -2.9 +1.3pp
2006 -4.2 +1.9pp

About this Dataset

Portugal recorded 0.7 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.1pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from -11.4 in 2010 to 1.1 in 2023.

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Portugal from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Portugal from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. 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 1.1 % of GDP in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of -11.4 in 2010. The latest reading of 0.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp.