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Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Portugal

Portugal: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 128.98 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
128.98
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
5th
of 188 countries
All-time high
130.16
in 2014
All-time low
13.5
in 1974
Years of data
165
1851–2015

Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Portugal, 1851–2015

255075100125185119332015

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 128.98 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 106.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Portugal peaked at 130.16 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.5, in 1974.

That places Portugal 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 165 years of available data.

Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Portugal, year by year

Year Value Change
1851 29.47 —
1852 27.27 -7.5%
1853 23.16 -15.1%
1854 28.3 +22.2%
1855 26.92 -4.9%
1856 26.05 -3.2%
1857 28.81 +10.6%
1858 28.17 -2.2%
1859 29.43 +4.5%
1860 32.49 +10.4%
1861 33.51 +3.1%
1862 32.89 -1.9%
1863 33.39 +1.5%
1864 35.95 +7.7%
1865 38.55 +7.2%
1866 40.14 +4.1%
1867 40.68 +1.3%
1868 46.29 +13.8%
1869 48.86 +5.6%
1870 50.27 +2.9%
1871 59.47 +18.3%
1872 55.95 -5.9%
1873 52.7 -5.8%
1874 55.1 +4.6%
1875 53.43 -3.0%
1876 54.82 +2.6%
1877 56.15 +2.4%
1878 59.69 +6.3%
1879 61.57 +3.2%
1880 62.61 +1.7%
1881 59.53 -4.9%
1882 60.22 +1.2%
1883 61.83 +2.7%
1884 58.85 -4.8%
1885 63.13 +7.3%
1886 60.61 -4.0%
1887 60.28 -0.5%
1888 58.2 -3.4%
1889 58.5 +0.5%
1890 60.22 +2.9%
1891 65 +7.9%
1892 63.14 -2.9%
1893 65.77 +4.2%
1894 61.68 -6.2%
1895 58.19 -5.7%
1896 57.86 -0.6%
1897 64.12 +10.8%
1898 62.19 -3.0%
1899 56.27 -9.5%
1900 58.99 +4.8%
1901 63.21 +7.2%
1902 61.94 -2.0%
1903 51.97 -16.1%
1904 52.4 +0.8%
1905 55.17 +5.3%
1906 54.94 -0.4%
1907 51.86 -5.6%
1908 50.66 -2.3%
1909 49.99 -1.3%
1910 52.68 +5.4%
1911 52.41 -0.5%
1912 50.2 -4.2%
1913 49.19 -2.0%
1914 51.95 +5.6%
1915 55.71 +7.3%
1916 52.72 -5.4%
1917 55.82 +5.9%
1918 51.77 -7.3%
1919 47.28 -8.7%
1920 45.04 -4.7%
1921 66.85 +48.4%
1922 59.05 -11.7%
1923 67.73 +14.7%
1924 60 -11.4%
1925 56.5 -5.8%
1926 56.68 +0.3%
1927 55.21 -2.6%
1928 47.45 -14.1%
1929 42.53 -10.4%
1930 42.92 +0.9%
1931 45.17 +5.2%
1932 45.75 +1.3%
1933 33.62 -26.5%
1934 31.82 -5.4%
1935 31.21 -1.9%
1936 30.49 -2.3%
1937 29.38 -3.6%
1938 28.14 -4.2%
1939 27.64 -1.8%
1940 23.64 -14.5%
1941 20.61 -12.8%
1942 21.86 +6.1%
1943 21.84 -0.1%
1944 24.16 +10.6%
1945 24.6 +1.8%
1946 22.32 -9.2%
1947 19.85 -11.1%
1948 19.4 -2.2%
1949 19.09 -1.6%
1950 18.75 -1.8%
1951 17.38 -7.4%
1952 17.16 -1.2%
1953 17.05 -0.7%
1954 16.85 -1.2%
1955 16.15 -4.1%
1956 15.15 -6.2%
1957 14.3 -5.7%
1958 16.89 +18.2%
1959 16.5 -2.3%
1960 16.44 -0.4%
1961 17.14 +4.2%
1962 18.72 +9.3%
1963 20.82 +11.2%
1964 21.93 +5.3%
1965 20.38 -7.1%
1966 20.25 -0.7%
1967 18.49 -8.7%
1968 17.17 -7.1%
1969 16.81 -2.1%
1970 16.47 -2.0%
1971 15.72 -4.5%
1972 14.51 -7.7%
1973 13.58 -6.4%
1974 13.5 -0.6%
1975 19.17 +41.9%
1976 24.53 +28.0%
1977 26.88 +9.6%
1978 29.89 +11.2%
1979 33.52 +12.1%
1980 29.55 -11.8%
1981 37.41 +26.6%
1982 40.92 +9.4%
1983 44.45 +8.6%
1984 48.79 +9.8%
1985 56.53 +15.9%
1986 56.89 +0.6%
1987 54.46 -4.3%
1988 54.07 -0.7%
1989 52.69 -2.6%
1990 53.32 +1.2%
1991 55.69 +4.4%
1992 50.02 -10.2%
1993 54.63 +9.2%
1994 57.39 +5.1%
1995 59.1 +3.0%
1996 58.21 -1.5%
1997 54.34 -6.6%
1998 50.27 -7.5%
1999 49.43 -1.7%
2000 48.36 -2.2%
2001 51.07 +5.6%
2002 53.68 +5.1%
2003 55.7 +3.8%
2004 57.46 +3.2%
2005 62.53 +8.8%
2006 61.62 -1.5%
2007 68.44 +11.1%
2008 71.67 +4.7%
2009 83.61 +16.7%
2010 96.18 +15.0%
2011 111.39 +15.8%
2012 126.21 +13.3%
2013 129 +2.2%
2014 130.16 +0.9%
2015 128.98 -0.9%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 128.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.98, 2.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 128.98 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.28, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1921 +48.4% 45.04 66.85

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 27.51 23.16 29.47 9
1860s 38.28 32.49 48.86 10
1870s 55.91 50.27 61.57 10
1880s 60.38 58.2 63.13 10
1890s 61.44 56.27 65.77 10
1900s 55.11 49.99 63.21 10
1910s 51.97 47.28 55.82 10
1920s 55.71 42.53 67.73 10
1930s 34.61 27.64 45.75 10
1940s 21.74 19.09 24.6 10
1950s 16.62 14.3 18.75 10
1960s 18.82 16.44 21.93 10
1970s 20.78 13.5 33.52 10
1980s 47.58 29.55 56.89 10
1990s 54.24 49.43 59.1 10
2000s 61.41 48.36 83.61 10
2010s 120.32 96.18 130.16 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 2 Greece 176.94 compare
  2. 3 Lebanon 138.41 compare
  3. 4 Italy 132.71 compare
  4. 6 Eritrea 127.13 compare
  5. 7 Jamaica 122.06 compare
  6. 8 Cape Verde 120.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Portugal?
Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Portugal was 128.98 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 130.16 in 2014.
What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 13.5 in 1974.
How does Portugal rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
Portugal ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
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190 places, 9,624 data points, 1800–2015
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The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.