GDP per capita growth in Portugal
Portugal: GDP per capita growth was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Portugal, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.8% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Portugal peaked at 11.2% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -8.3%, in 2020.
That places Portugal 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Portugal, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.7% | — |
| 1962 | 5.8% | +24.7% |
| 1963 | 5.4% | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 6.3% | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 7.9% | +26.5% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | -38.5% |
| 1967 | 8.2% | +69.1% |
| 1968 | 9.3% | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | -67.4% |
| 1970 | 10.1% | +231.6% |
| 1971 | 7.1% | -29.8% |
| 1972 | 8.2% | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 11.2% | +36.5% |
| 1974 | -0.3% | -102.3% |
| 1975 | -7.9% | +2965.7% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -149.3% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | -61.8% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | +163.5% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -78.6% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +104.2% |
| 1983 | -0.6% | -142.0% |
| 1984 | -2.3% | +255.3% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -212.0% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +60.1% |
| 1987 | 6.4% | +58.4% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -36.7% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -74.7% |
| 1993 | -2.2% | -285.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -132.1% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +465.6% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +26.3% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -60.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -82.0% |
| 2003 | -1.3% | -690.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -218.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -61.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +142.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +59.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -92.4% |
| 2009 | -3.2% | -1939.9% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -152.6% |
| 2011 | -1.6% | -192.8% |
| 2012 | -3.7% | +133.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | -88.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -392.8% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +56.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +53.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | -405.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -159.0% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +27.4% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -72.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -35.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 3.0% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | -7.9% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | -2.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -2.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -3.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -3.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -8.3% | 6.2% | 6 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.113 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 3,624 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,207 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0813 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,609 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 2,473 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Portugal?
- Gdp per capita growth in Portugal was 0.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.3% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Portugal ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.