{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pt-median-income","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-median-income","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-median-income/","title":"Median Equivalised Net Income in Portugal (2025)","description":"Portugal's Median Equivalised Net Income: 14,465 EUR per person in 2025, +14.4% YoY, approximately 63.1% of the EU-27 average. 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Equivalised income adjusts household disposable income for household size and composition using the modified OECD scale, so the figure represents typical per-person purchasing power rather than a raw household total."},{"question":"How does Portugal's median income compare with the EU-27 average?","answer":"In 2025, Portugal's median equivalised net income of roughly 14,465 EUR was about 63.1% of the EU-27 average of approximately 22,939 EUR, leaving an absolute gap of around 8,474 EUR. That ratio is typically among the highest in the series, up from about 59.8% in 2010, suggesting Portugal has been gradually narrowing the gap rather than falling further behind."},{"question":"How much has Portugal's median income grown since 2010?","answer":"Portugal's median equivalised net income rose from about 8,678 EUR in 2010 to approximately 14,465 EUR in 2025 — a cumulative gain of roughly 66.7% over 15 years. The EU-27 average grew more slowly over the same period, from roughly 14,521 EUR to about 22,939 EUR (+58.0%), which is the main reason Portugal's relative position has typically improved rather than eroded since 2014."},{"question":"How did the eurozone debt crisis and bailout program affect Portugal's median income?","answer":"Portugal's median income fell in three of the four years from 2011 to 2014, dropping from 8,678 EUR in 2010 to a series low of 8,177 EUR in 2013 — a decline of roughly 5.8% — before edging back up to 8,229 EUR in 2014. Over the same stretch Portugal's position relative to the EU-27 average slid from about 59.8% in 2010 to around 54.5% in 2014, reflecting the wage cuts, tax increases, and fiscal consolidation tied to the 2011–2014 EU-IMF financial assistance program."},{"question":"Has Portugal been closing the income gap with the EU average, or falling further behind?","answer":"Portugal has typically been closing the gap since the 2014 crisis low, when its income stood at roughly 54.5% of the EU-27 average. The ratio climbed fairly steadily through the following decade, reaching about 60.3% in 2021 and then approximately 63.1% in 2025 — its highest point in the series — driven by income gains of +7.4% in 2023, +7.0% in 2024, and +14.4% in 2025 that have typically outpaced EU-27 average growth."}]}