GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 28,391 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Portugal, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Portugal stood at 28,391 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Portugal peaked at 28,391 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,607 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Portugal 172nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,607 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 6,457 current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 7,280 current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 7,648 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 8,261 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 8,880 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 9,375 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 10,123 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 10,960 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 11,705 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 12,480 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 13,102 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 13,681 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 13,966 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 14,522 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 15,096 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 15,801 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 16,644 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 16,963 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 16,598 current LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 17,011 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 16,701 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 16,029 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 16,321 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 16,651 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 17,319 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 18,051 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 18,981 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 19,934 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 20,852 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 19,523 current LCU per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 20,894 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 23,380 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 25,558 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 27,096 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 28,391 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 28,391 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 70,749 current LCU per person, 40% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 28,391 current LCU per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60,450 current LCU per person, 47% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,630 current LCU per person | 5,607 current LCU per person | 11,705 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,885 current LCU per person | 12,480 current LCU per person | 16,963 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,785 current LCU per person | 16,029 current LCU per person | 20,852 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,140 current LCU per person | 19,523 current LCU per person | 28,391 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 169 Dominica 29,670 current LCU per person compare
- 170 Afghanistan 29,590 current LCU per person compare
- 171 Lithuania 29,167 current LCU per person compare
- 173 Cyprus 26,616 current LCU per person compare
- 174 Georgia 26,576 current LCU per person compare
- 175 Slovakia 25,260 current LCU per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 13.49 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 62.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Portugal?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Portugal was 28,391 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 28,391 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,607 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 172nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.