Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Portugal
Portugal: Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions was 2.64 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Portugal, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Portugal stood at 2.64 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.8% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Portugal peaked at 19.16 billion in 2010 and was at its lowest, -16.97 billion, in 2023.
Portugal ranks 25th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.52 billion | — |
| 2000 | 1.42 billion | -43.5% |
| 2001 | 5.58 billion | +292.0% |
| 2002 | 5.18 billion | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 3.38 billion | -34.7% |
| 2004 | 5.39 billion | +59.4% |
| 2005 | 12.65 billion | +134.6% |
| 2006 | 5.36 billion | -57.6% |
| 2007 | 3.72 billion | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 10.86 billion | +191.6% |
| 2009 | 16.77 billion | +54.5% |
| 2010 | 19.16 billion | +14.3% |
| 2011 | -11.05 billion | -157.7% |
| 2012 | -7.92 billion | -28.4% |
| 2013 | -2.78 billion | -64.9% |
| 2014 | -1.86 billion | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 11.17 billion | -701.8% |
| 2016 | 11.19 billion | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.29 billion | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 7.33 billion | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 3.36 billion | -54.1% |
| 2020 | 18.42 billion | +448.3% |
| 2021 | -5.54 billion | -130.1% |
| 2022 | -3.77 billion | -32.0% |
| 2023 | -16.97 billion | +350.0% |
| 2024 | 6.41 billion | -137.8% |
| 2025 | 2.64 billion | -58.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.52 billion | 2.52 billion | 2.52 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.03 billion | 1.42 billion | 16.77 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 billion | -11.05 billion | 19.16 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.11 million | -16.97 billion | 18.42 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More external debt data for Portugal
- Other investment, Debt instruments 144.81 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 23.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 33.71 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 13,402 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.4178 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 17.02 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -0.9105 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 0.6756 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 28.51 billion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 128.98 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Portugal?
- Debt securities, liabilities, transactions in Portugal was 2.64 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest debt securities, liabilities, transactions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.16 billion in 2010.
- What is the lowest debt securities, liabilities, transactions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.97 billion in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for debt securities, liabilities, transactions?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is debt securities, liabilities, transactions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.