Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Portugal
Portugal: Gross debt, Percent of own revenue was 4.88 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Portugal, 2010–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 4.88 for gross debt, percent of own revenue in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, percent of own revenue in Portugal peaked at 4.88 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.06, in 2011.
That places Portugal 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.17 | — |
| 2011 | 3.06 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.23 | +38.3% |
| 2013 | 4.05 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.43 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 4.42 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.32 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.31 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.08 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 4.13 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.88 | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.02 | 3.06 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 | 4.88 | 4.88 | 1 |
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)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 41.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 0.6756 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 3,120 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, percent of own revenue in Portugal?
- Gross debt, percent of own revenue in Portugal was 4.88 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, percent of own revenue recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross debt, percent of own revenue recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for gross debt, percent of own revenue?
- Portugal ranks 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross debt, percent of own revenue rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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, Percent of own revenue (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.