Portugal Total Debt: % of GDP

1995 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Portugal Total Debt: % of GDP

  • Portugal Total Debt accounted for 496.1 % of the country's GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 507.8 % in the previous quarter.
  • Portugal Total Debt: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1995 to Sep 2023.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 695.8 % in Dec 2012 and a record low of 331.7 % in Mar 1996.

CEIC calculates quarterly Total Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly consolidated Total Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Consolidated Total Debt is calculated as Total Liabilities less Equity & Investment Fund Shares and Financial Derivatives for Financial Corporations, Non Financial Corporations, General Government, Households and NPISH sectors. Banco de Portugal provides consolidated Total Debt in EUR. Eurostat provides Nominal GDP in EUR.

View Portugal's Total Debt: % of GDP from Dec 1995 to Sep 2023 in the chart:

Portugal Total Debt: % of GDP

What was Portugal's Total Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2023?

Portugal Total Debt accounted for 496.1 % of the country's GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 507.8 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
496.1 Sep 2023 507.8 Jun 2023 331.7 Mar 1996 695.8 Dec 2012 % quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Australia (%) 259.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1988 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) 538.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Belgium (%) 707.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
Bulgaria (%) 358.8 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Canada (%) 937.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) 460.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 1,238.5 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Czech Republic (%) 380.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 783.5 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Estonia (%) 353.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
European Union (%) 729.3 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Finland (%) 638.9 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
France (%) 935.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Germany (%) 584.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Greece (%) 559.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Hungary (%) 414.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Iceland (%) 766.2 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Ireland (%) 954.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Italy (%) 577.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Japan (%) 1,291.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2023
South Korea (%) 757.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2023
Latvia (%) 312.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Lithuania (%) 299.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) 7,053.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) 342.0 2023 yearly 2013 - 2023
Malta (%) 1,540.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) 104.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Netherlands (%) 913.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (%) 621.0 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Norway (%) 589.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Poland (%) 292.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Portugal (%) 496.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Romania (%) 249.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) 396.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
Slovenia (%) 337.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Spain (%) 591.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Sweden (%) 729.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (%) 980.0 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Taiwan (%) 882.1 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Turkey (%) 305.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Ukraine (%) 235.5 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
United Kingdom (%) 911.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Dec 2023
United States (%) 730.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1951 - Dec 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
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: 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
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue: Current: Tax: Direct (EUR mn) 3,307.920 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Feb 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.328 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,543.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 7,028.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 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 (%) 1.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 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) 364.851 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 263.745 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1974 - Feb 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 49.296 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1994 - Feb 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 415.328 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 1974 - Feb 2024
Exports (EUR) 6,512,279,891.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2024
Exports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (EUR mn) 579.390 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Exports: Plastics and Articles (EUR mn) 314.523 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Exports: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation (EUR mn) 448.229 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Exports: Footwear and Gaiters (EUR mn) 148.602 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Exports: Vehicles Other Than Railway and Tramway (EUR mn) 887.559 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Exports: EU: Spain (EUR mn) 1,673.931 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Exports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) 755.875 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Exports: EU: France (EUR mn) 813.766 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Imports (EUR) 8,868,640,827.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2024
Imports: Vehicles Other Than Railway and Tramway (EUR mn) 1,183.573 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of Their Distillation (EUR mn) 963.739 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Imports: Nuclear Reactors, Boilers (EUR mn) 733.199 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (EUR mn) 839.126 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Imports: Plastics and Articles (EUR mn) 365.488 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Imports: EU: Germany (EUR mn) 1,068.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Imports: EU: Spain (EUR mn) 2,869.244 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Imports: EU: France (EUR mn) 612.723 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Imports: Non EU: United States (EUR mn) 244.367 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 529.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,077.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 904.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -4,268.470 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -5.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -89.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -4,233.756 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 421,999.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 166.0 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 169,655.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 66.6 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 496.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.620 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -212,979.186 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current Account: GS: Services (EUR mn) 667.800 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account: GS: Goods (EUR mn) -1,538.150 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account (EUR mn) -529.170 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1996 - Jun 2018
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income (EUR mn) 282.520 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (EUR mn) -153.000 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (EUR mn) 507.220 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (EUR mn) 380.340 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (EUR mn) 662.860 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (EUR mn) 660.230 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account: GS: Services: Debit (EUR mn) 1,462.910 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account: GS: Services: Credit (EUR mn) 2,130.710 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account: GS: Goods: Debit (EUR mn) 6,413.750 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: Current Account: GS: Goods: Credit (EUR mn) 4,875.600 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2019
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: Credit (EUR mn) 14,093.960 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Primary Income (EUR mn) -89.690 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Credi... (EUR mn) 4,911.230 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Debit (EUR mn) 11,950.670 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Secondary Incom... (EUR mn) 975.300 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: Debit (EUR mn) 12,000.340 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Goods (EUR mn) -1,614.760 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: Current Account (CA) (EUR mn) 1,906.360 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Secondary Incom... (EUR mn) 414.090 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Credit (EUR mn) 6,381.950 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Services: Debit (EUR mn) 1,861.630 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Services (EUR mn) 3,049.610 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Primary Income:... (EUR mn) 1,678.240 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Secondary Incom... (EUR mn) 561.200 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Primary Income:... (EUR mn) 1,588.550 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts (EUR mn) 2,093.620 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Credit (EUR mn) 13,857.030 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
BoP: swda: Current and Capital Accounts: CA: Goods and Services: Goods: Debit (EUR mn) 7,996.710 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
IIP: Liabilities (EUR mn) 596,644.670 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
International Investment Position (IIP) (EUR mn) -192,532.260 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
IIP: Assets (EUR mn) 404,112.410 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Gross External Debt (EUR mn) 398,714.090 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
No of Companies (Unit th) 518.543 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
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 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 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
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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