Adjusted savings: gross savings in Portugal
Portugal: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 19.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Portugal, 1975–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in Portugal stood at 19.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Portugal peaked at 29.5% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2010.
That places Portugal 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.2% | — |
| 1976 | 18.2% | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 21.2% | +16.9% |
| 1978 | 26.4% | +24.2% |
| 1979 | 29.1% | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 28.0% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 23.9% | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 22.7% | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 20.7% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 27.2% | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 29.2% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 29.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 28.0% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 25.2% | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 25.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 22.2% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 18.2% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2% | 16.2% | 29.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 20.7% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 20.4% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 11.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.0% | 19.4% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Portugal
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 46.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,398 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 5,470 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Portugal?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Portugal was 19.4% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 1989.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Portugal ranks 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.