Gross fixed capital formation in Portugal
Portugal: Gross fixed capital formation was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation in Portugal, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation in Portugal stood at 3.6%.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Portugal peaked at 18.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -17.4%, in 1984.
Portugal ranks 96th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation in Portugal, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.8% | — |
| 1972 | 13.5% | +37.5% |
| 1973 | 9.5% | -29.5% |
| 1974 | -7.0% | -173.0% |
| 1975 | -11.3% | +62.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -107.3% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | +1363.1% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | -48.2% |
| 1979 | -1.3% | -121.6% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | -734.9% |
| 1981 | 5.5% | -35.5% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | -59.0% |
| 1983 | -7.1% | -415.9% |
| 1984 | -17.4% | +143.8% |
| 1985 | -3.5% | -79.6% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -406.5% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +65.6% |
| 1988 | 14.8% | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | -75.3% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +108.0% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -56.2% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | +35.9% |
| 1993 | -5.5% | -222.5% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -149.1% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +140.6% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | -20.8% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +173.0% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -48.3% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -33.2% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -76.0% |
| 2002 | -3.4% | -448.8% |
| 2003 | -7.3% | +115.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -102.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -41.7% |
| 2006 | -0.8% | -786.9% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -507.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -86.3% |
| 2009 | -7.5% | -1880.0% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | -85.1% |
| 2011 | -12.5% | +1014.4% |
| 2012 | -16.7% | +33.0% |
| 2013 | -4.7% | -72.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -147.3% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +171.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -55.4% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +330.7% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -46.7% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | -2.3% | -142.4% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -432.6% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -57.2% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +80.2% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -28.3% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | -11.3% | 13.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | -17.4% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | -5.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.0% | -7.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -16.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | -2.3% | 7.8% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 21,350 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.589 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,895 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4671 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Portugal?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Portugal was 3.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.4% in 1984.
- How does Portugal rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Portugal ranks 96th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.