Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Portugal
Portugal: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 42.34 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Portugal, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2029, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Portugal stood at 42.34 Percentage of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Portugal peaked at 51.9 Percentage of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42.34 Percentage of GDP, in 2029.
Portugal ranks 30th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.84 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 44.12 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 44.18 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 45.33 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 46.02 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 46.74 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 45.15 Percentage of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 44.55 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 45.34 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 50.22 Percentage of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 51.9 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 50.02 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 48.89 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 49.92 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 51.69 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 48.15 Percentage of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 44.84 Percentage of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 45.37 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 43.24 Percentage of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 42.44 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 49.23 Percentage of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 47.46 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 44.1 Percentage of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 42.43 Percentage of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 43.15 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 43.07 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2026 | 42.9 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 42.43 Percentage of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2028 | 42.35 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 42.34 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.45 Percentage of GDP | 42.84 Percentage of GDP | 50.22 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.65 Percentage of GDP | 42.44 Percentage of GDP | 51.9 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.95 Percentage of GDP | 42.34 Percentage of GDP | 49.23 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 27 Ukraine 43.03 Percentage of GDP compare
- 28 Iceland 42.49 Percentage of GDP compare
- 28 Ethiopia 11.18 Percentage of GDP compare
- 29 Czechia 42.4 Percentage of GDP compare
- 31 Dominica 42.23 Percentage of GDP compare
- 32 Cyprus 41.85 Percentage of GDP compare
- 32 Viet Nam 21.71 Percentage of GDP compare
- 33 Canada 41.55 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3546 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,375 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -48.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -50.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0173 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 556.51 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Portugal?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Portugal was 42.34 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9 Percentage of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.34 Percentage of GDP in 2029.
- How does Portugal rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.