IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita was 141.63 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Portugal, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 141.63 units per person for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Portugal peaked at 2,285 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Portugal ranks 62nd of 190 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.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Portugal, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 5 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 4.98 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 4.98 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 5 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 6.3 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1967 | 6.34 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 6.36 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.42 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 6.48 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 10.15 units per person | +56.7% |
| 1972 | 10.16 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 10.16 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 10.02 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 12.87 units per person | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 31.02 units per person | +141.1% |
| 1977 | 38.27 units per person | +23.4% |
| 1978 | 39.21 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 35.58 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 32.45 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 26.06 units per person | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 22.1 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 70.47 units per person | +218.9% |
| 1984 | 91.92 units per person | +30.4% |
| 1985 | 91.67 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 91.58 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 71.78 units per person | -21.6% |
| 1988 | 34.62 units per person | -51.8% |
| 1989 | 28.16 units per person | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 25.33 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 18.85 units per person | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 33.09 units per person | +75.5% |
| 1993 | 33.94 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 32.71 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 25.4 units per person | -22.4% |
| 1996 | 23.58 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 24.16 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 11.37 units per person | -53.0% |
| 1999 | 57.98 units per person | +410.1% |
| 2000 | 60.74 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 54.81 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 51.67 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 48.44 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 55.71 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 69.1 units per person | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 75.17 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 76.85 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 72.02 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 64.57 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 66.24 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,167 units per person | +1662.5% |
| 2012 | 1,828 units per person | +56.6% |
| 2013 | 2,123 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 2,285 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1,659 units per person | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 1,394 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 598.53 units per person | -57.1% |
| 2018 | 155.02 units per person | -74.1% |
| 2019 | 154.97 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 154.81 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 153.84 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 152.77 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 150.69 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 149.04 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 141.63 units per person | -5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1662.5% | 66.24 units per person | 1,167 units per person |
| 1999 | +410.1% | 11.37 units per person | 57.98 units per person |
| 1983 | +218.9% | 22.1 units per person | 70.47 units per person |
| 1976 | +141.1% | 12.87 units per person | 31.02 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.54 units per person | 0 units per person | 6.42 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.39 units per person | 6.48 units per person | 39.21 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.08 units per person | 22.1 units per person | 91.92 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.64 units per person | 11.37 units per person | 57.98 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.91 units per person | 48.44 units per person | 76.85 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,143 units per person | 66.24 units per person | 2,285 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.46 units per person | 141.63 units per person | 154.81 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 352.49 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Portugal?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Portugal was 141.63 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,285 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.5%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR International Monetary Fund
- 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
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.