Portugal Current Account Balance: % of GDP
Key information about Portugal Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- Portugal Current Account deficit accounted for 0.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a 5.0 % surplus in the previous quarter.
- Portugal Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1996 to Dec 2023, with an average value of -5.9 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 5.9 % in Sep 2017 and a record low of -13.3 % in Jun 2008.
CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Banco de Portugal provides Current Account Balance in EUR. Eurostat provides Nominal GDP in EUR.
Key information about Portugal Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Portugal, Current Account recorded a surplus of 2.1 USD bn in Jan 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 904.4 USD mn in Apr 2023.
- Portugal Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 529.5 USD mn in Jan 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 4.3 USD bn in Dec 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 63.1 USD bn in Dec 2022.
View Portugal's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1996 to Dec 2023 in the chart:
What was Portugal's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2023?
Portugal Current Account deficit accounted for 0.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a 5.0 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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-0.4 Dec 2023 | 5.0 Sep 2023 | -13.3 Jun 2008 | 5.9 Sep 2017 | % | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 6.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2023 |
Algeria (%) | 4.8 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2023 |
Argentina (%) | -2.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Armenia (%) | 2.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Australia (%) | 1.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2023 |
Austria (%) | 1.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Sep 2023 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 8.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2023 |
Bahrain (%) | 15.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2022 |
Bangladesh (%) | -0.5 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
Belarus (%) | -1.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Belgium (%) | 1.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Bolivia (%) | -2.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2023 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -2.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2023 |
Botswana (%) | 1.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2023 |
Brazil (%) | -1.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Brunei (%) | -20.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2020 |
Bulgaria (%) | -3.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Cambodia (%) | -1.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Canada (%) | -0.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2023 |
Chile (%) | -4.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
China (%) | 1.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Colombia (%) | -2.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Croatia (%) | -5.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Cyprus (%) | -6.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2023 |
Czech Republic (%) | 0.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Denmark (%) | 12.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Ecuador (%) | 1.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Egypt (%) | 1.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Dec 2022 |
Estonia (%) | 0.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
European Union (%) | 2.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Finland (%) | 1.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
France (%) | 0.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Georgia (%) | -6.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Germany (%) | 6.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2023 |
Ghana (%) | 0.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2023 |
Greece (%) | -12.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 9.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Hungary (%) | -1.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Iceland (%) | -2.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
India (%) | -1.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Indonesia (%) | 0.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2023 |
Iran (%) | 0.6 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
Ireland (%) | -0.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Israel (%) | 9.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Italy (%) | 0.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2023 |
Ivory Coast (%) | -6.3 2022 | yearly | 1975 - 2022 |
Japan (USD mn) | 14,232.0 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Apr 2023 |
Jordan (%) | 3.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2023 |
Kazakhstan (%) | -2.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2023 |
Kenya (%) | -2.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2023 |
South Korea (USD mn) | 7,671.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Kosovo (%) | -15.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Kuwait (%) | 37.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | -60.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
Laos (%) | -0.1 2022 | yearly | 1984 - 2022 |
Latvia (%) | -1.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Lebanon (%) | -4.4 2020 | yearly | 2002 - 2020 |
Lithuania (%) | 4.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Luxembourg (%) | 7.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Macau SAR, China (%) | 11.4 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
North Macedonia (%) | -3.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Malawi (%) | -14.2 2021 | yearly | 1977 - 2021 |
Malaysia (%) | 0.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Malta (%) | 0.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Mauritius (%) | -3.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Mexico (%) | 2.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Moldova (%) | -11.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Mongolia (%) | -4.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Montenegro (%) | -24.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Morocco (%) | -0.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2023 |
Mozambique (%) | -37.4 2022 | yearly | 1980 - 2022 |
Nepal (%) | -1.3 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
Netherlands (%) | 8.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Dec 2023 |
New Zealand (%) | -6.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Dec 2023 |
Nigeria (%) | 1.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2022 |
Norway (%) | 16.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2023 |
Oman (%) | -4.9 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Pakistan (%) | -0.7 2023 | yearly | 1977 - 2023 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | -16.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2023 |
Panama (%) | -28.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2023 |
Paraguay (%) | -1.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Peru (%) | 2.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Philippines (%) | -4.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Mar 2023 |
Poland (%) | 1.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Portugal (%) | -0.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Qatar (%) | 15.6 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2023 |
Romania (%) | -7.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Russia (%) | 2.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 1.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2023 |
Serbia (%) | -5.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Singapore (%) | 19.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2023 |
Slovakia (%) | -3.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Slovenia (%) | 3.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
South Africa (%) | -2.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2023 |
Spain (%) | 2.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2023 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 1.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Sudan (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 1977 - 2021 |
Sweden (%) | 7.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2023 |
Switzerland (%) | 7.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1983 - Dec 2023 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 1.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -3,456.500 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 16,183.548 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2023 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 22.3 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2023 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 291,024.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 99.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 137.276 2028 | yearly | 1986 - 2028 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 278.166 2028 | yearly | 1990 - 2028 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 136.549 2028 | yearly | 1986 - 2028 |
General Govt Gross Debt: as % of GDP (%) | 99.000 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Capital (EUR mn) | 290.910 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2024 |
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue: Current: Tax: Direct (EUR mn) | 3,307.920 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Feb 2024 |
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure: Current (EUR mn) | 10,523.870 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2024 |
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EUR mn) | 10,814.781 Feb 2024 | monthly | May 2009 - Feb 2024 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.328 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,811.1 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 6,954.3 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | 0.4 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2024 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 383,608.880 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,788,842.330 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 184,096.034 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 9,007.3 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2023 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | -4.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,645,463.462 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,341,622.658 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 415.128 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2024 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 131.540 Jan 2024 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 56.336 Jan 2024 | monthly | Sep 1994 - Jan 2024 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 409.576 Jan 2024 | monthly | Feb 1974 - Jan 2024 |
Exports (EUR) | 6,380,691,000.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: Plastics and Articles (EUR mn) | 303.719 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: Footwear and Gaiters (EUR mn) | 155.873 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (EUR mn) | 577.916 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation (EUR mn) | 477.283 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: Vehicles Other Than Railway and Tramway (EUR mn) | 794.979 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: EU: Spain (EUR mn) | 1,720.579 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) | 766.360 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Exports: EU: France (EUR mn) | 838.286 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Imports (EUR) | 8,042,390,681.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: Vehicles Other Than Railway and Tramway (EUR mn) | 1,024.225 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation (EUR mn) | 811.627 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: Nuclear Reactors, Boilers (EUR mn) | 659.872 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (EUR mn) | 839.725 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: Plastics and Articles (EUR mn) | 358.106 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) | 1,006.112 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: EU: Spain (EUR mn) | 2,785.180 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: EU: France (EUR mn) | 566.798 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: Non EU: United States (EUR mn) | 120.690 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2024 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Feb 2024 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 67.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 2,748.977 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 148,293.978 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 300,256.068 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Feb 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | 2.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,371.0 Sep 2023 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.948 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 0.6 Sep 2023 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 22,978.118 Sep 2023 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Sep 2023 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 290,317.626 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Feb 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 1.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 347,355.6 Jan 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Jan 2024 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 0.3 Aug 2019 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Aug 2019 |
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 7.200 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 15.000 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Credit to Households (USD bn) | 154.965 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1979 - Sep 2023 |
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 393.306 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2023 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 190,497.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2022 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 226,396.383 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Feb 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | -1.13 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 75.75 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply: M3: National Contribution: EC: M2: M1 (EUR mn) | 137,220.300 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply: M3: National Contribution: EC: M2 (EUR mn) | 277,834.800 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Feb 2024 |
Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 30,721.840 Sep 2023 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (FC) (EUR mn) | 4,706.690 Sep 2023 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Outstanding Housing Credit (EUR) | 65,158.000 Feb 2024 | monthly | Nov 2003 - Feb 2024 |
Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -4.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Mar 2024 |
Coincident Indicator: Economic Activity (%) | 2.400 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1978 - Feb 2024 |
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