What is the difference in gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product between Portugal and United States of America?

8.5%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs United States of America: Gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product

Portugal

100.1%

in 2024

United States of America

108.6%

in 2024

Portugal rank

5th

United States of America rank

3rd

Gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product over time

Portugal
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 108.6% against 100.1% in Portugal, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 49 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	66.4%	44.7%	21.7%	Portugal
2010s	123.6%	82.0%	41.6%	Portugal
2020s	117.0%	107.5%	9.5%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product, Portugal or United States of America?: United States of America, at 108.6% against 100.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product between Portugal and United States of America?: 8.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product?: Portugal ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product
Unit: %
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 49 places, 1,023 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Gross public sector debt, Central Government, as a proportion of GDP (%).