{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pt-government-interest-expenditure","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-government-interest-expenditure","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-government-interest-expenditure/","title":"Portugal Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Portugal's Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP): 1.9 % of GDP in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 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":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Portugal Government Interest Expenditure (% 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_10A_MAIN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Portugal"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Portugal (2025)","value":"1.9","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Portugal Government Interest Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":3},{"period":"2001","value":3},{"period":"2002","value":2.8},{"period":"2003","value":2.7},{"period":"2004","value":2.6},{"period":"2005","value":2.6},{"period":"2006","value":2.8},{"period":"2007","value":3},{"period":"2008","value":3.1},{"period":"2009","value":3},{"period":"2010","value":2.9},{"period":"2011","value":4.3},{"period":"2012","value":4.8},{"period":"2013","value":4.8},{"period":"2014","value":4.8},{"period":"2015","value":4.5},{"period":"2016","value":4.1},{"period":"2017","value":3.7},{"period":"2018","value":3.3},{"period":"2019","value":2.9},{"period":"2020","value":2.8},{"period":"2021","value":2.4},{"period":"2022","value":1.9},{"period":"2023","value":2.1},{"period":"2024","value":2},{"period":"2025","value":1.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"3.7","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"4.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2013","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"3.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks general government interest expenditure as a share of GDP in Portugal from 2000 to present. 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 4.8 % of GDP in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.9 in 2025. The latest reading of 1.9 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}