Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in Portugal
Portugal: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) was 6.69 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
6.69 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 21.5%
World rank
27th
of 166 countries
All-time high
17.59 % change on previous year
in 1927
All-time low
-9.71 % change on previous year
in 1928
Years of data
187
1821–2022
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate in Portugal, 1821–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2022, gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Portugal stood at 6.69 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 264.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Portugal peaked at 17.59 % change on previous year in 1927 and was at its lowest, -9.71 % change on previous year, in 1928.
Portugal ranks 27th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | -0.4699 % change on previous year | — |
| 1822 | -0.1195 % change on previous year | -74.6% |
| 1823 | -1.35 % change on previous year | +1032.6% |
| 1824 | -3.65 % change on previous year | +169.8% |
| 1825 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 1826 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -347.3% |
| 1827 | -4.68 % change on previous year | -209.5% |
| 1828 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -132.7% |
| 1829 | 11.14 % change on previous year | +628.4% |
| 1830 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -54.4% |
| 1831 | -6.3 % change on previous year | -224.1% |
| 1832 | -4.3 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 1833 | -6.32 % change on previous year | +46.9% |
| 1834 | 0.9322 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1835 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +106.4% |
| 1836 | -0.3016 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 1837 | 10.57 % change on previous year | -3606.2% |
| 1838 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1839 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +80.2% |
| 1840 | -7.2 % change on previous year | -336.3% |
| 1841 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -77.9% |
| 1842 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -308.7% |
| 1843 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 1844 | 6.71 % change on previous year | +328.6% |
| 1845 | 0.1513 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 1846 | -6.43 % change on previous year | -4352.7% |
| 1847 | -7.23 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1848 | 6.46 % change on previous year | -189.5% |
| 1849 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
| 1850 | -3 % change on previous year | -262.3% |
| 1866 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -228.3% |
| 1867 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 1868 | 0.9905 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 1869 | 2.68 % change on previous year | +170.5% |
| 1870 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 1871 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -320.6% |
| 1872 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -177.5% |
| 1873 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +43.7% |
| 1874 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 1875 | -0.1093 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 1876 | -2.25 % change on previous year | +1954.0% |
| 1877 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -304.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0776 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 1879 | 0.2029 % change on previous year | +161.3% |
| 1880 | -0.4001 % change on previous year | -297.2% |
| 1881 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -923.6% |
| 1882 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1883 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1884 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +35.8% |
| 1885 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1886 | 5.44 % change on previous year | +105.0% |
| 1887 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 1888 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -44.3% |
| 1889 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -251.6% |
| 1890 | 4.59 % change on previous year | -348.3% |
| 1891 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -138.9% |
| 1892 | -0.3819 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 1893 | 2 % change on previous year | -624.6% |
| 1894 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -164.3% |
| 1895 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -428.0% |
| 1896 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 1897 | 5.84 % change on previous year | +303.8% |
| 1898 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -41.3% |
| 1899 | 3.65 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1900 | 4.96 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 1901 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -134.9% |
| 1902 | 0.6135 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 1903 | 1.41 % change on previous year | +129.1% |
| 1904 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1905 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -305.5% |
| 1906 | 0.715 % change on previous year | -125.5% |
| 1907 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +229.1% |
| 1908 | -1.58 % change on previous year | -167.0% |
| 1909 | -0.0178 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 1910 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -14037.4% |
| 1911 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1912 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1913 | -0.466 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 1914 | 0.7876 % change on previous year | -269.0% |
| 1915 | -2.26 % change on previous year | -387.4% |
| 1916 | 0.6451 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1917 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -352.9% |
| 1918 | -5 % change on previous year | +206.4% |
| 1919 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -143.1% |
| 1920 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +127.3% |
| 1921 | 5.68 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1922 | 12.22 % change on previous year | +114.9% |
| 1923 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 1924 | -3.72 % change on previous year | -186.2% |
| 1925 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -221.0% |
| 1926 | -0.6503 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1927 | 17.59 % change on previous year | -2805.5% |
| 1928 | -9.71 % change on previous year | -155.2% |
| 1929 | 10.87 % change on previous year | -212.0% |
| 1930 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 1931 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -525.1% |
| 1932 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1933 | 6.73 % change on previous year | +240.2% |
| 1934 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1935 | -5.3 % change on previous year | -223.9% |
| 1936 | -7.6 % change on previous year | +43.3% |
| 1937 | 16.8 % change on previous year | -321.2% |
| 1938 | 0.6657 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1939 | 1.35 % change on previous year | +102.9% |
| 1940 | -6.53 % change on previous year | -583.5% |
| 1941 | 9.35 % change on previous year | -243.2% |
| 1942 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 1943 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -592.1% |
| 1944 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1945 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 1946 | 7.81 % change on previous year | -304.2% |
| 1947 | 8.39 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 1948 | -0.3306 % change on previous year | -103.9% |
| 1949 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -535.9% |
| 1950 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +93.4% |
| 1951 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +62.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1019 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 1953 | 6.99 % change on previous year | +6757.5% |
| 1954 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 1955 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1956 | 4.36 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1957 | 4.42 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 1959 | 5.44 % change on previous year | +317.1% |
| 1960 | 6.68 % change on previous year | +22.8% |
| 1961 | 5.45 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1962 | 6.62 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 1963 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 6.58 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 7.45 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 1967 | 7.56 % change on previous year | +85.3% |
| 1968 | 8.88 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 1969 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -75.9% |
| 1970 | 9.11 % change on previous year | +325.2% |
| 1971 | 6.63 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 1972 | 8.01 % change on previous year | +20.8% |
| 1973 | 11.2 % change on previous year | +39.9% |
| 1974 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1975 | -4.35 % change on previous year | -479.4% |
| 1976 | 6.9 % change on previous year | -258.5% |
| 1977 | 5.61 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1978 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 1979 | 5.63 % change on previous year | +99.8% |
| 1980 | 4.59 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1981 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -64.8% |
| 1982 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +32.2% |
| 1983 | -0.176 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 1984 | -1.88 % change on previous year | +966.1% |
| 1985 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -249.6% |
| 1986 | 4.14 % change on previous year | +47.6% |
| 1987 | 6.38 % change on previous year | +54.1% |
| 1988 | 7.49 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1989 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 1990 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1993 | -0.3115 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 1994 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -697.0% |
| 1995 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +42.2% |
| 1996 | 3.91 % change on previous year | +47.7% |
| 1997 | 4.83 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 5.2 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2002 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 2003 | -0.5437 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 2004 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -506.5% |
| 2005 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 2006 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 2008 | 0.591 % change on previous year | -79.6% |
| 2009 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -539.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -188.5% |
| 2011 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -162.7% |
| 2012 | -4.06 % change on previous year | +181.5% |
| 2013 | -0.9227 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7923 % change on previous year | -185.9% |
| 2015 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +126.2% |
| 2016 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +73.6% |
| 2018 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2020 | -8.3 % change on previous year | -409.4% |
| 2021 | 5.5 % change on previous year | -166.3% |
| 2022 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 6.69 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.67 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 6.69 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.71 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | +14037.4% | -0.0178 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year |
| 1953 | +6757.5% | 0.1019 % change on previous year | 6.99 % change on previous year |
| 1846 | -4352.7% | 0.1513 % change on previous year | -6.43 % change on previous year |
| 1837 | +3606.2% | -0.3016 % change on previous year | 10.57 % change on previous year |
| 1927 | +2805.5% | -0.6503 % change on previous year | 17.59 % change on previous year |
| 1876 | -1954.0% | -0.1093 % change on previous year | -2.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.5485 % change on previous year | -4.68 % change on previous year | 11.14 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1830s | 0.6021 % change on previous year | -6.32 % change on previous year | 10.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1840s | -0.238 % change on previous year | -7.23 % change on previous year | 6.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1850s | -3 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.61 % change on previous year | 0.9905 % change on previous year | 3.85 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1870s | 0.5897 % change on previous year | -3.74 % change on previous year | 4.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.17 % change on previous year | -1.85 % change on previous year | 5.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.17 % change on previous year | -1.78 % change on previous year | 5.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.528 % change on previous year | -2.8 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0468 % change on previous year | -5 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.6 % change on previous year | -9.71 % change on previous year | 17.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.28 % change on previous year | -7.6 % change on previous year | 16.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.74 % change on previous year | -6.53 % change on previous year | 9.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.88 % change on previous year | 0.1019 % change on previous year | 6.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.14 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | 8.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.27 % change on previous year | -4.35 % change on previous year | 11.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.23 % change on previous year | -1.88 % change on previous year | 7.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.41 % change on previous year | -0.3115 % change on previous year | 5.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 % change on previous year | -2.6 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.952 % change on previous year | -4.06 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 % change on previous year | -8.3 % change on previous year | 6.69 % change on previous year | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Portugal?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in Portugal was 6.69 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.59 % change on previous year in 1927.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.71 % change on previous year in 1928.
- How does Portugal rank for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP) Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.